K424 of the Collapse World

Almost in sync with the girl's voice, an extremely violent tremor shook the building beneath their feet! The power of a certain substance reacting instantly caused cracks to appear on the interconnected buildings! Under the powerful impact of the energy explosion, just as the huge amount of collapse energy spread out with the shock wave, time seemed to freeze at this moment...

No one noticed that the golden glow had already covered the entire laboratory building before the explosive energy engulfed everything around it.

——Boom! !

The collapsed energy that had been filled to the limit suddenly dissipated silently like a leaking balloon! The next moment, the cracked roof could no longer remain intact and a large-scale collapse occurred immediately. None of the Valkyries standing on the roof were spared, and they fell into the ruins along with the collapsing stone slabs!

"Wow!!"

Although she had sensed the explosion of Honkai energy in advance, she was still caught off guard and was shocked. However, as the Herrscher of Wind, she would not follow the footsteps of the Valkyries. She just released a little burst of power and remained suspended in the air.

"Lady Shilis, they...!"

"Don't worry, I have eliminated the corrosive energy generated by the overload of the Houkai Reactor and calmed down the explosion and impact. The Valkyrie will not be killed by falling from this height. Their headquarters is here, and the rescue team can be organized immediately. It's just... forget it, it's nothing."

Silis, who also remained in the air, panted slightly, and a gloomy look flashed across her eyes. The scattered dust obscured their figures. The sudden incident just now had completely messed up the communication channel of the Valkyrie. Since the Hyperion side had just received information from Silis, the Australian Valkyrie troops also heard her voice, but the command center had no idea what had just happened...

"What's going on?! Is it the Houkai furnace?"

"Was it an attack? But when..."

"Have those two Honkai beasts taken action?!"

"..."

In the communication that had not been cut off, the discussion in the Australian branch fleet command room came into Shiris's terminal. The girl calmly cut off the voice link with the Oceania branch and unilaterally connected to Hyperion's communication.

"Hey~ Jiuxiao, tell me, how did you find out my whereabouts?"

"Eh!? Lady Shilis, I..."

"Forget it, it's definitely not your idea. You dare not investigate secrets on your own initiative. I will settle accounts with you later. Tell those Australian Valkyries that we two 'Honkai creatures' have detonated the Honkai furnace, and the Hyperion is about to start tracking. Wendy and I will go first, and then we will follow the 500-mile-away ship.

Island confluence, over."

"Yes, Lady Shilis!"

Without the Australian branch's Valkyrie troops noticing, Shirley and Wendy suppressed the Herrscher's energy fluctuations and quickly left the scene from the coastal side of the base. After Caroline's "disappearance", no one would know what the truth behind this turmoil was...

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"Damn it... This is all so confusing! What on earth is going on!?"

Half an hour after the emergency ended, the Valkyrie commander of the Australian branch looked at the rescue team busy in the ruins and couldn't help but punch the broken stone pillar beside her.

"Those two special Honkai creatures actually possess such strange powers? The fluctuations of Honkai energy are obviously not even enough for ordinary tank-level Honkai beasts... No wonder the Far East Branch came to deal with this matter specifically. I am so stupid that I actually doubted those experts who deal with high-level Honkai..."

After providing the information that the Honkai creatures caused the collapse of the laboratory, the Hyperion quickly left New Zealand, seemingly in a hurry to catch up with the fleeing Herrscher. From beginning to end, the Hyperion did not give any explanation for the incident. The Australian troops who stayed here were completely panicked. With the branch command center almost paralyzed, they could not take any other actions. They had to rescue the Valkyries buried in the ruins under the orders of the captains.

"Ugh......"

The laboratory collapsed without warning, and the branch chief who was handling the work there also lost contact. Afterwards, the local Valkyrie troops attacked under the agency of the emergency command center, but found that the warships of the Far East branch also came here inexplicably... Until now, nothing has been figured out, but this kind of thing happened again...

Although she knew it was not her fault, the captain of the Valkyrie still felt guilty and aggrieved. The combat effectiveness of the more remote Oceania branch was indeed not as elite as that of other branches. However, being completely manipulated by the inexplicable enemy and dragging down her colleagues was a shameful result that was unacceptable...

"What are the casualties?"

She came to her adjutant and asked, trying her best to suppress the irritation in her heart and slowing down her tone. The latter slightly widened his eyes and blushed, seeming to be a little uncomfortable with the sudden gentleness of the chief. However, as an excellent Valkyrie, she subconsciously made a quick report.

"Yes, although a huge energy reaction was detected in an instant, the experimental building only collapsed. The affected troops were only buried under the rubble. Most of them were slightly injured. No casualties have been found so far."

"I see... Is there any follow-up news from Hyperion?"

"No, Hyperion has already left the communication channel. Radar shows that it is currently moving to the north and will soon be out of our detection range."

"Let it be. It is definitely not something we can intervene in to wipe out that level of Honkai creatures. The Far East Branch is a super strong branch that can independently resolve the Third Honkai, so it probably doesn't need the intervention of outsiders like us."

Rather than comforting herself, the resentful tone of her words was more like a complaint. She raised her fist and punched the stone pillar next to her again as if to vent her anger. The power of the Valkyrie immediately caused fine cracks to appear on the surface of the stone pillar. However, looking at this tiny mark and then looking at the nearly thousands of meters of building ruins in front of her, the obvious absolute gap in strength made her feel even more powerless.

In just a moment, the collapse caused by the Honkai creatures defeated nearly half of the troops. The Far East Branch, who are also members of the Mandate of Heaven, was able to deal with such a powerful opponent... With such a huge gap, is there really any meaning for us relatively weak Valkyries to exist?

"Um, Commander..."

"Hmm...? What's up?"

Her thoughts were interrupted by the voice of the Valkyrie's report, so she simply stopped thinking about these negative things. She turned around, looked at the investigator who had just arrived, and took the documents handed to her by the other party.

"Thank you for your hard work, but it would be best if you hand over the combat reports and other paperwork to me when you return to the flagship."

"No... Lord Ganar, we just found a trace of remote operation from the outside in the missile launch system. The executor has the highest authority in the Oceania branch and should be a senior staff member of the headquarters. Then... that senior executive launched an intercontinental missile equipped with a Honkai fission warhead, and the target point of the attack was the location of the New Zealand laboratory..."

"what?!"

The moment she heard the news, the woman's expression immediately turned into panic. But before she took out the terminal to take some measures, the Valkyrie in charge of reporting hurriedly grabbed her hand.

"Well, please calm down... Although it's a little strange, the missile has already reached its target location dozens of minutes ago..."

"How is this possible? We have already completed the research a few minutes ago.

"We are surrounded by the outer ring of the prison, and we didn't see any obvious large-scale explosions... Speaking of which, the strategic-level weapons launched privately by the top leaders should have affected us as well, right?!"

"I don't quite understand this. However, since there was no explosion, the missile was either intercepted or failed to launch. However, the launch record shows that the attack was successful. What is this..."

Hearing this, Ganar thought for a moment, and finally shook his head helplessly. This was nothing. The headquarters' secret missile launch was incomprehensible, and the even stranger launch results were something that no one could easily figure out.

"I don't know either... but since it's the headquarters' decision, there must be some reason for it. Let's not discuss this anymore! Instead of this, let's quickly finish our current work. Although the buildings here are almost completely destroyed, the underground space may not have been affected yet, and Minister Caroline may still be alive... Continue to clean up, this is our only task at the moment, do you understand?"

Ganar said, and then turned around, a little haze flashed across her eyes. Perhaps, she had guessed something. However, being in this destiny organization, she was destined to be unable to speak out her thoughts...

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At the same time, in Europe, tens of thousands of kilometers away from the New Zealand Research Institute, the giant floating island where the headquarters of the Destiny Organization was located was suspended tens of thousands of meters above the Mediterranean Sea as usual. In its most central area was the core authority of the organization.

"Your Excellency, it is indeed as you expected. The World Serpent Organization has stolen the command of the Oceania branch and has been using the resources of the Destiny branch to expand its own strength for a long time. The items they have taken include but are not limited to weapons, metal raw materials, and rare ores. If we conservatively estimate... the total amount of resources they have stolen has reached a value of 10 billion euros."

"Oh? These guys really think of themselves as greedy snakes, so insatiable... But, since you are back, it means that the matter has been resolved, right?"

Sitting casually on a recliner in the office, the blond man in a white shirt rested his elbows on the edge of the table, not showing his usual solemnity at all. Opposite his table, the girl in a maid outfit leaned forward slightly, revealing a subtlety in her elegant smile.

"Yes, I have conveyed your request to the military as you instructed. The nuclear missile has been launched. However, the target was not completely destroyed. It should have been stopped by some special method at the last moment of the explosion."

"Stopped? Well, although we know that nuclear weapons of that level will not pose a threat to her, we still underestimated her ability. The restraining power that seals the Houkai can also be used by her to intercept missiles... It seems that after becoming a true Herrscher, we can no longer use the Oath of Judah to measure her ability."

Otto shrugged, not looking surprised. He casually mentioned the use of nuclear weapons to include Shirley in the attack range. Then, he sat up straight, and the light screen of his personal terminal automatically appeared in front of him. Looking at Caroline's personal information displayed on the screen, he snorted softly.

"Looking at her resume, she has been the Minister of Oceania for two years... She is quite capable as a spy to be able to stay undercover in Tianming for such a long time. So, after intercepting the missile, what did Miss Shilis do?"

"She seems to have had some conflicts with the local troops, and the energy overload set by Caroline before her escape seems to have been suppressed by her. As for now, she should have left the Oceania branch and reunited with Hyperion."

Rita replied, her expression unchanged. Even though she didn't know the reason why Otto dropped strategic weapons on New Zealand, she didn't show any doubt at all, just fulfilling her duties as a subordinate without questioning Otto's orders.

"Oh... Never mind. Although I didn't achieve the expected effect, at least I did collect some useful information. As for Miss Hillis, she will probably blame the nuclear missile on the defected Caroline. Otherwise, if she comes to me with a murderous look in her eyes and a javelin in her hand to settle the score, it will be a bit troublesome. But then again, the World Serpent spy can't be let go so easily..."

"Does the Bishop have any instructions?"

"Since Caroline escaped secretly, others in the Oceania branch must have believed that the branch chief was caught up in the Honkai disaster and lost contact. No one knows that she is a spy from the World Serpent. In the final analysis, compared to a defected spy chief, Destiny needs a hero who died in the line of duty more. Do you know what to do?"

Otto's face was filled with some malicious cunning as he gently twisted the keys of the terminal with his fingers. At this time, a sudden noise once again broke the brief silence in the room.

——Ding Dong~

Following the clear ring of the doorbell, the next moment, a tall blond figure pushed open the door and walked into the room. Seeing the brown-haired maid standing in front of the door, she was slightly stunned, but soon returned to normal.

He walked quickly to Otto's front.

"Your Excellency the Bishop, I heard that you have something to ask me?"

"Here you are, Yulandel."

Otto nodded, then turned to the other side and signaled with his eyes to Rita who was standing next to him.

"There is a troublesome matter that needs your attention. Just treat it as a normal task. I have already told Miss Rita beside you the details."

"I understand. Any other orders?"

"It's enough to get this done, Yulandel."

Hearing this, Otto glanced at his partner standing beside him and nodded quickly. Then he took Rita's hand without hesitation and walked out the door. Looking at the back of the blonde girl leaving, Otto hesitated for a moment and spoke again.

"Also, Yulandel. Your armed Black Abyss White Flower will be kept by the headquarters for the time being. The Saint 7308 Research Institute has a project that requires the use of the Key of God. I will prepare some equipment for you for this mission."

"Is that so? No problem."

Yulandel blinked, nodded, and left the room with Rita. With her personality, she would start to figure out all the details about the mission when she accepted it. This was her working habit as a Valkyrie, and it was also what Otto admired most about her.

After watching the two S-class Valkyries leave the room, Otto stood up and made some manipulations on the terminal. The terminal screen showing Caroline quietly jumped to another page, on which the detailed information of a silver-haired girl was prominently displayed.

"It's almost time..."

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In the evening, in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean, on an island near the Coral Sea, the Hyperion, which was traveling at full speed, gradually slowed down. The external landing gear on the battleship slowly opened, and the two light particles that flashed in front of it were taken into the battleship's cabin...

After entering the start-up channel and passing through the long aircraft ejection acceleration track, Shirley and Wendy finally arrived at the hangar inside Hyperion. Under Shirley's guidance, Wendy, who was basically proficient in flying, slowly landed with her and stood firmly on the ground with her own legs.

After completing the Herrscher transformation, the Houkai energy that had accumulated in her legs was naturally absorbed by her body, and the damage to her legs stopped. With the help of the temporary genetic recombination in the complete Herrscher form, her legs can now walk like a normal person.

However, her hasty entry into full Herrscher form caused her to inherit damage to her genetic blueprint, and when she released her Herrscher form, her damaged legs would lose sensation again.

However, for Wendy at this moment, being able to stand up again like this already made her extremely happy. Even though she knew it was only temporary, she naturally would not mind this small flaw because of the double happiness of gaining freedom and power.

Moreover, even without opening the Herrscher form, Wendy can use the ability to control the wind to allow herself to float and move like Bronya...

Of course, the Bronya in this world did not become disabled in her legs due to the experiment. When Wendy entered St. Freya's Academy,

"Welcome to the Hyperion~ This is the Far East Branch's exclusive battleship, and it is also the ultimate secret weapon of the regular Valkyrie Corps. Now... maybe it's my private property? After all, Jiuxiao, the captain, is nominally a member of our Anti-Entropy..."

Looking at the neat and new metal plates inside the hangar, Shirley introduced it to Wendy with a slightly proud tone. However, after hearing her words, the girl showed a dull and puzzled expression.

"Wait a minute, Lady Shilis, what did you just say? 'We reverse entropy...?' Huh? Um... did I hear something wrong?"

"Ah~ Sorry, sorry, I probably haven't told you yet. My identity as an S-rank Valkyrie is only a part-time job. In fact, my most important identity should be the superior 'executor' of Anti-Entropy."

"Executor? Ah, I know, it seems like the top leadership of the Anti-Entropy Organization... Eh? Wait, Lady Shiris?! How come you..."

Looking at Wendy, whose eyes widened instantly and her face was full of astonishment, Shirley smiled and rubbed the girl's head with a gentle look in her eyes.

"Things here are complicated, but you should know about the temporary alliance between Destiny and Anti-Entropy. Don't worry, although I am an executive officer of Anti-Entropy, my identity as an S-class Valkyrie is also genuine. Don't mistake me for someone from a strange organization like Caroline."

"Hmm... Yeah. I believe you, Lady Shilis. Even if you are a member of the Anti-Entropy Organization, you gave me everything I have now... But I never thought that Lady Caroline would do such a thing. She used to be a very gentle person..."

"Alas, gentleness is not a trait that only good people have. Forget about that woman. Maybe she does look gentle and considerate on the surface, but she used nuclear weapons and detonated reactors to deal with us. In my opinion, someone who can commit such indiscriminate massacres can only be an out-and-out lunatic!"

希莉

Si shook her head, then turned around and walked towards the communicator who had been waiting in front of the outpost a long time ago, and showed her terminal in front of her.

"Thank you for your hard work. This is my ID. Also, this is Wendy from the Australian branch. Although she doesn't have a pass to enter Hyperion for the time being, she is traveling with me, so there is no need to worry about her identity."

"I have been notified. This is Miss Wendy who holds the Serenity Gem, right? Captain Houraiji is waiting on the bridge. But before that, please follow me to the maintenance room to change clothes."

Facing the two Herrschers, the correspondent still responded calmly with a polite smile. After all, she had worked in Saint Freya before, and many people were used to dealing with all kinds of Honkai creatures. The fact that two Herrschers stood in front of her was not enough to make her fuss.

"Well, then I'll ask you to lead the way."

Shiris nodded, looked down at her monastic uniform and Wendy's cyan dress, and sighed with a smile. Although the spiritual outfit of the Herrscher structure is very convenient, it seems a bit too embarrassing to walk around in this strange costume that looks like a ball gown cospiay in Hyperion where everyone is familiar with her...

In the Herrscher mode, the cross-shaped light and shadow behind Shiris can also be closed automatically. Otherwise, she will be like a big light bulb wherever she goes. However, the wing-shaped structure on Wendy's lower back seems unable to be released freely, and she can only fold her wings slightly like a bird. But even if she tries her best to retract her wings, she still has to turn her body sideways to pass through the narrow electronic door normally.

"Wendy, can't you take back those two big green flutters on your body?"

“Ah? Well… this pair of wings is also part of my Herrscher form. If I want to put them away, I have to cancel the Herrscher form. But if I do that, my Herrscher spirit suit will also disappear. Ugh… in that case…”

"Yeah, I know. Your original clothes have been damaged by the hurricane force field, right? I didn't ask you to remove it right away... Wendy, if you leave the Herrscher form, your legs will still not be able to move freely, right?"

Looking at the girl with blushing cheeks, Shirley sighed helplessly. Then, suddenly thinking of this troublesome problem, she couldn't help but frowned and looked at Wendy's legs wrapped in bandages.

Damage at the genetic blueprint level, Shirley knew it all too well. It couldn't be healed by normal methods, unless the body was completely reshaped like she did, otherwise the body would be completely fixed in a damaged state. Regarding this issue, perhaps Hill would have a way, but thinking of the weak state of the girl after Otto's exploitation of labor, Shirley was really worried. Would she still have the energy to release the power of creation for Wendy...

“Well… it’s okay, Lady Shiris. I’ve been sitting in a wheelchair for so long, I’m almost used to it. After I release my Herrscher form, I should be able to find a replacement wheelchair on Hyperion, right…?”

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Shirley originally thought that after Wendy regained her legs and could move freely, she would most likely not be willing to be bound to a wheelchair again. However, Wendy's open-mindedness made Shirley look at her with a new eye. Wendy's ability to master the power of Honkai might not be just due to luck.

"That'll be it for now, but don't worry, I'll find a way to solve your leg problem. Just prepare a little bit, and then I'll introduce you to all the members of the Far East Branch."

"Um......"

According to Wendy, she was a Valkyrie who graduated from St. Freya two years ago. If so, she should know Theresa, the school principal, and Himeko, who was a teacher at that time. However, what happened after 2014 was not something she could know.

This gentle girl should be able to get along well with Kiana and the others, right?

While thinking about something, Shirley followed the communicator and continued walking. After leaving the hangar and entering the public area of ​​the battleship, more and more staff members came and went in the passage. The Herrscher duo Shirley and Wendy naturally attracted the attention of everyone along the way.

Most of the staff at Hyperion had met Shiris a few times before. However, even though she was exposed to the gaze of someone familiar, the girl still felt a strange sense of awkwardness. Wendy beside her was so nervous that she was almost at a loss for words...

After all, compared to the familiar Shilis, the girl with strange wings beside her would obviously be more eye-catching.