K424 of the Collapse World

After being hit, the silver-haired girl seemed to be stiff without any pain. She swung her arm and swept out the javelin-shaped crystal that had just condensed! The extremely fast attack cut a scar on the abdomen of the dead girl! As the dark red blood spurted out, she was forced to give up the pursuit and take the initiative to distance herself.

For Lan Feng, although he could not feel any pain, the pain was transformed into another form of perception of injury, and the feeling of it impacting the brain along the nerves was still not very good.

But at least it would allow her not to be affected by pain during the battle.

After a brief confrontation, the two men were in a standoff again.

"How strange... You have such powerful abilities, but you seem to know nothing about fighting? It's such a waste of power..."

Not caring about the wounds on her body, Ai Miye smiled sweetly. In the tense battle, she still had the leisure to tease her enemy, but her expression was a little stiff. On the other side, Lan Feng had a cold face and did not say anything.

Earlier, when Lan Feng revealed his ability to manipulate Honkai, it really caught Ai Miye off guard. She was almost blown to pieces by the Honkai crystals that were like cannonballs!

But soon, Ai Miye's strong fighting awareness adapted to Lan Feng's attack mode and leveled the situation again, resulting in a situation of exchanging injuries for injuries.

However, Aimiye felt a little strange... This girl seemed to have no ability to fight at all. She used her crystallization ability like a child holding a dangerous weapon. Although it could pose a threat to people, as long as she was careful, there would be no problem.

However, although Lan Feng lacked combat experience, her extremely fast reaction speed and motor nerves allowed her to always dodge Ai Miye's fatal attacks and occasionally launch counterattacks.

However, what shocked Ai Miye was that as time went on, Lan Feng's counterattacks became more and more frequent, and his movements became more and more smooth!

(We can’t delay this any longer…!)

Ai Miye's bloodshot eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the silver-haired girl not far away. The hand holding the sickle handle began to exert force...

Holding the crystal spear upside down, Lan Feng panted slightly and stared at the dead girl. Her body was covered with scars, and her hands began to feel colder and colder due to excessive blood loss. However, her spirit was not tired at all. Facing the sudden killing intent of the dead girl, she just kept her right body natural and was alert to the enemy's attack.

(The Honkai reaction in her body... is very strange! It's as if the Honkai energy is dissolved in the blood and cells, flowing through the body in a special way, over and over again...)

Lan Feng carefully sensed the Honkai reaction of the dead girl in front of him, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. The Honkai energy flowing in her body might be the source of her strong physical fitness.

Lan Feng couldn't help but think that his disadvantage was that he was absolutely passive after being approached. So, if he could change this...!

Trying to imitate the way the dead girl did, Lan Feng began to mobilize the Honkai energy in his body...

Ai Miye was surprised to find that the silver-haired girl in front of him,

Purple dots of light gradually appeared on her body, and the sense of danger was getting stronger and stronger...

044 Determined

In a dark corner of the small wooden house, Elena sat on the ground, hugging her knees. The surroundings had long been very quiet, and the roars of the assassins were only heard occasionally from far away. Elena did not find it strange, because she knew that all the assassins nearby had been cleared out by her brother.

In such a pin-drop silence, Elena could hear her heart beating very fast. In order not to attract the attention of the assassins, she had extinguished the candle. Being in such a pitch-black darkness, it was natural for her to be nervous.

But...although she was nervous, she was not afraid.

She tightly grasped her right wrist. Although she couldn't see anything, Elena knew that this hand had begun to turn gray...

Gently taking out the knife from her pocket, Elena held it in her hand.

Before, she accidentally fell when she encountered the assassins and scratched her right palm, which was nothing. But after that, after Kerry killed those assassins, her injured hand accidentally came into contact with the assassins' dirty blood...

She soon discovered this, because when she was talking to Kerry, she realized the feeling of her body being gradually eroded...

"Kerry, I'm sorry... I probably can't stay with you any longer..."

The tears had dried up, leaving only empty pupils of despair. Elena murmured, holding the knife in both hands, slowly approaching her neck...

However, the hand holding the knife suddenly stopped, Elena was stunned, and her pupils suddenly shrank!

"Well... uh..."

There was a low roar outside the door. Although the noise was small, it reached Elena's ears without any hindrance in such a quiet environment! Moreover, it was obvious that the sound belonged to the assassins...

(What’s going on…?! There shouldn’t be any assassins around here… Why…)

Elena thought with some surprise, but she didn't think she would be scared. At most, she didn't want to be killed by the assassins. She was ready to accept death, so she wouldn't be scared to death like before, right?

——Bang!

The wooden door was smashed open, and moonlight entered the room, illuminating the pale figure standing at the door...

Elena, who thought she would no longer be afraid, saw this and realized how wrong she was! This was a fear buried deep in her heart that could not be solved by such a little psychological suggestion.

(No...don't...I don't want to...die like this...!)

The knife held in both hands fell to the ground, making a crisp sound. And this crisp sound also became her death warrant...

Suddenly hearing a sound, the assassin noticed the girl hiding in the corner, and walked towards her slowly with stiff steps...

Elena looked at the distorted pale face, and her breathing stopped in extreme fear. She frantically searched for the knife that had just fallen on the ground.

(I found it...! If that's the case...)

Feeling the touch of the knife handle, Elena felt a little relieved. In fact, with Elena's ability, even if she held such a knife, it would be useless. However, in such a situation, if there is a weapon in hand, it will always bring a little psychological comfort.

However, after the wooden door was opened, the moonlight had illuminated the entire room. Naturally, when Elena found the knife, she also inevitably saw her right hand that was dyed gray...

“No… no no no…! Why…”

Although I had been mentally prepared before, when I actually confirmed it, I would have a completely different feeling...

The fact that she was becoming a dead soldier broke all the psychological defenses of this girl, and she was close to the edge of complete collapse...

Elena's dilated pupils reflected the stiff figure of the dead man approaching...

(Will it bite me to death...? Or will it tear me apart...? No...! No! I can't die, I have to kill it... Yes! With this knife...! But... after I kill it, what can I do... I have already... Yes... I have begun to become one of them...)

Elena was completely motionless, letting the assassin's cold hands grab her shoulders. The next moment, he would bite down and tear open her flesh...

Buzz————!!

Almost without any sound, a black shadow flashed past quickly in the dim light, and the assassin opened his bloody mouth but did not bite the girl's neck.

Because, from the mouth upwards, half of its head had disappeared, and a mixture of red and white sticky liquid sprayed out, adding new color to the blood-stained ground.

...Plop.

The body of the dead soldier tilted and fell to the side. The half-missing head poured out all the dirty black blood plasma inside, just like spilled tomato juice...

Elena looked at everything that was happening in front of her, without panic or screaming, just like a bystander, with a scattered gaze

Quietly staring at the short-haired girl standing behind.

"Ahaha~ It was a close call... little girl."

As Claire spoke, she swung her knife to shake off the blood staining the blade. She put the weapon back into the scabbard behind her and looked at Elena who was kneeling on the ground.

"Hey~~Are you okay?"

After Claire put away her weapon, the murderous aura that had filled her body disappeared, replaced by a silly gentleness. As a result, Elena felt the kindness of the person in front of her, and her pupils gradually focused...

"No...! Don't come over here!"

She screamed in fear and tried to move her body backwards.

"Eh? Don't be nervous, I won't hurt you...because...huh?!"

Claire looked at the girl's terrified expression, thinking that she was overly frightened. Just as she was about to try to comfort the girl, she suddenly noticed her right hand that was exposed...

That grayish white... the color of a dead soldier...

Claire's expression suddenly became serious.

"you……"

"Yes! You just saw it, right? I've been infected! I'll soon become the same as them!"

Elena shouted in despair. Although she regained her consciousness, she had to accept this despairing fact. She would soon become a dead soldier...

"Calm down and stop making a fuss! Otherwise you'll attract assassins!"

However, even after seeing the girl's gray right arm, Claire did not keep her distance from the girl. On the contrary, she walked over and tore open the girl's sleeve without saying anything. The completely gray arm came into their eyes...

"really……"

"Look! I'm going to be a dead man soon! Stay away from me quickly, or... kill me and end my suffering!"

Elena cried out in a hoarse voice, and while she was shouting, she tried to pull her arm back, but unexpectedly, Claire grabbed her wrist and didn't let go...

"There is only one source of erosion, a small wound on the finger. So the erosion rate is relatively slow..."

Claire muttered to herself as she stared at Elena's arm.

"The surface erosion only reaches above the elbow, and the actual erosion will not exceed the shoulder... In other words, you still have hope of survival!"

"What……?"

Hearing Claire's voice, Elena was suddenly stunned. She looked at the serious-looking girl in front of her, and was a little overwhelmed for a moment.

"You mean... I won't become like them? I can still live...?"

"Yes, and this method is very simple..."

As she spoke, Claire once again drew out the black metal sword from behind her...

"Hey...could it be...?"

Seeing Claire's actions, Elena immediately guessed what she was thinking.

044 Determined>>

"Although it may be a bit painful, the current level of erosion will not kill you! As long as the eroded body parts are separated, you will be fine..."

As Claire spoke, she pressed a small point on the handle of the knife. The next moment, a red line appeared on the black blade of the composite knife Suzaku, and the blade became scorching hot in an instant.

"Hey, are you ready?"

Claire's voice interrupted Elena's thoughts. She looked at the blazing red blade, and her eyes gradually began to light up...

"Can I really... survive?"

"If you want."

Claire said this calmly. In fact, this was just her casual remark. She had to let the girl live, whether she wanted to or not. Otherwise, if the survivor she had finally found died, wouldn't all the clues be gone?

"Go ahead! Miss Valkyrie, I...I don't want to die yet...!"

"Then...get ready!"

Hearing Elena's resolute response, Claire smiled, and before she finished her words, she had already swung the sharp blade in her hand at Elena's shoulder!

With a dull thud, something fell to the ground. Claire looked at the pale face of the girl in front of her, who was covered in cold sweat but was trying hard not to scream, and a hint of appreciation flashed across her face.

"Good willpower... Don't cover the wound with your hands, be careful of secondary infection. I controlled the heat of the energy fluctuations on the knife, it should be able to stop the bleeding directly. How do you feel now?"

Elena raised her head and wiped the cold sweat from her face with her only remaining left hand.

"Thank you... Thank you... The feeling that my mind is being gradually weakened has disappeared..."

"Then it should be fine. You won't become a dead soldier. We need to leave here immediately!"

"Eh...? Wait, I want more..."

But Claire suddenly raised her hand, interrupting Elena's anxious voice.

“No… If we delay, something bad will happen. Although I am concerned about who killed those assassins outside the gate, I can almost guess how the headquarters will react when they hear the news of the Honkai outbreak here…”

"You are saying

What is that? Oh, my brother..."

"I'm sorry, we don't have time to care about others now. If we don't leave quickly, I'm afraid..."

Elena wanted to say something else, but it was clear that Claire would not listen anymore. The Valkyrie with short beige hair looked into the distance, and her innocent brown eyes began to become deeper...

In reality, Claire is not as dumb as she appears, nor is her character as innocent as she appears.

"Lillian..."

If Lily likes her innocent and lively self, then living like that is a bit tiring, but very happy...

"What...?! Colonel Claudia...is this true...?"

In the dense forest far away from the village, on top of a particularly tall tree trunk, Lillian looked at the image in front of her with a stunned expression...

"That's right. Regarding your report, the instructions are to use quantum fission missiles to completely destroy that area in order to prevent further outbreaks of Honkai. The launch time is about an hour later..."

"So fast?!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We should take precautions against the outbreak of Honkai and eliminate it as soon as possible... Hmm?"

Claudia hadn't noticed Lillian's panic before, but when she got to this point, she realized that Lillian's expression was wrong.

"What's wrong, Lillian? Oh yeah...where's Claire?"

Finally hearing Claudia's question, Lillian took a deep breath, her voice trembling a little.