K424 of the Collapse World

"Remove the sye-748 fighter lock."

Following Claudia's instructions, the cockpit on the side of the fighter plane slowly opened.

Claudia walked forward and was about to grab the railing to board the fighter jet when a familiar childish voice suddenly came from behind her.

"Where are you planning to go at this late hour... Miss Claudia?"

Claudia was startled, and the next moment her brows furrowed. She turned around and looked down at the petite figure who was speaking.

"Teresa Apokalis..."

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"Teresa Apokalis...why are you here?"

Claudia frowned and asked in a bad tone. She had disliked this colleague for a long time. On the one hand, she disliked her naivety, and on the other hand... Claudia herself couldn't explain it clearly, but she just subconsciously felt annoyed with her...

In fact, that feeling was like a repulsion between people of the same sex. But Claudia herself could not realize this. Hate is hate, what reason do you need?

At this moment, Theresa was standing next to the hangar with her hair loose, wearing only a thin nightgown. She was holding a stainless steel water bottle that seemed a little big compared to her, and looked up at Claudia.

"There's no special reason... I just couldn't sleep, so I got up and took a walk, and then I saw you..."

As she spoke, Theresa raised the bottle of water in her hand, took a sip, and continued.

"I heard that a village in Ukraine has experienced a Houkai outbreak. Are you going there? But isn't a certain minister planning to launch a missile to completely destroy that place? Why are you rushing there?"

"It has nothing to do with you, Miss Apokalis. As far as I know, you should be in confinement for reflection now. Regardless of why you are running around, the most important thing is that you are not qualified to participate in this matter at the moment."

Claudia said calmly

But there was some anxiety in his tone.

"Hmph... I am free to go wherever I want... Well... since you don't plan to tell me, I wish you good luck, little Diya~"

Claudia raised her eyebrows when she heard Theresa's joking words to herself, but she didn't say much. She didn't have time to chat with this naive "little girl".

Claudia quickly boarded the plane without talking to Theresa anymore. The next moment after closing the cabin door, she heard Theresa's voice again.

"Oh, by the way, remember to turn on the shortwave identification device on the plane. Every Valkyrie's armor has an identifiable wavelength generator. This way, it will be easier to find someone..."

"I don't need you to remind me, I know it myself."

Claudia replied coldly. In her anxiety, she didn’t notice the problem... Why did Theresa know her plan...?

The fighter's tail suddenly unfolded, and a faint purple light burst out from the gap. This was actually a new type of fighter powered by Honkai energy.

Amid the sound of energy driving, the fighter plane quickly took off and flew into the night sky...

The strong wind brought by the fighter plane taking off blew Theresa's long silver hair, but Theresa didn't care about it. She watched the plane quickly disappear into the distance of the night sky.

"Ah... why does she have to act so unkind? What has she been through?"

She muttered and continued to drink a mouthful of the bitter melon juice in her hand.

"Forget it... The past of an S-rank Valkyrie is confidential, and even someone of the same rank as me is not qualified to inquire about it. Speaking of which, it's time to get down to business..."

Theresa turned her wrist slightly, and a holographic image popped up in front of her. After a while, the image began to become clear.

"Lady Theresa...do you have any instructions at this time?"

A mature-looking woman with long red hair appeared on the image in front of Theresa, and she said this in a serious tone.

Looking at the red-haired woman in the video, Theresa felt a little strange at her serious expression. Jizi probably never used a respectful title to address her before...

Although she felt it was strange, Theresa didn't say much.

"Yes, Major Himeko, I want to confirm the progress of the construction of Saint Freya's Far East Branch."

That's right, Theresa stayed up late at night just to secretly contact Wuliangta Jizi in the Far East. They have known each other for more than a year, and Theresa trusts the talented Jizi very much.

Although Theresa ran into Claudia just now, which was a bit unexpected, it didn't seem to be a problem. Theresa still managed to get in touch with Himeko.

"It is expected to be completed within two months... Come to think of it, Lady Theresa, why are you standing outside at this hour dressed like this? Are you trying to help? Is the headquarters so short of funds...?"

"puff……!"

Before Ji Zi finished her words, Theresa, who was drinking water, spat it out.

"Ahem... You, you! You really are not that serious!"

Theresa covered her mouth and coughed, her face flushed with anger.

"Haha...Okay, okay... Let's get back to the topic. The construction of Saint Freya will be completed soon. Theresa, how are you doing?"

Seeing that the petite boss seemed to be angry, Jizi immediately changed the subject. Although Theresa was still a little dissatisfied, she could only sigh and stop pursuing what happened just now.

"When my observation period is over, I will apply to leave the Tianming headquarters and develop in the Far East branch. As for now, I'll leave it to you, Jizi."

"Don't worry, leave this to me before you leave the headquarters... But should I call you Principal Theresa in advance?"

After hearing Ji Zi's teasing words, Theresa smiled.

"The principal...?"

"Ms. Claire! My brother...and Lan Feng...they are still over there!"

In the wilderness, Claire half-forced Elena to leave the ruined village and head towards the forest in the distance.

"Don't worry... If it's true as you said, all those assassins on the road were killed by your brother, then he should be fine..."

(The premise is that the headquarters will not take such measures...)

Looking at the anxious girl in front of her, Claire tried to comfort her. However, she herself did not believe that the headquarters would not take any measures to deal with this situation.

(Generally speaking, it would be most convenient to blow it up, and put an end to it all. So... I'm sorry, Elena, I don't have the ability to save your brother and friends now.)

After all, who knows if an intercontinental missile will fall here in the next moment and destroy the village.

So, leaving as soon as possible is the best option...

"But, Miss Clare..."

Bang!

Suddenly, her voice stopped.

Claire controlled her strength accurately and knocked the girl unconscious. Then, Claire loosened her fist, gently supported the unconscious Elena, and picked her up.

“Although there should be many survivors here… However, in the eyes of the upper echelons of the Mandate of Heaven, rather than allowing the Honkai to spread further, they can only treat you as sacrifices…”

"This is only natural... for 'Destiny'."

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Claire muttered to herself, she looked back at the ruins of the village, then resolutely turned around and left quickly. She would not feel guilty about this matter, she knew very well what she could do.

As Claire thought about it, she looked at the girl in her arms and sighed. Even though she was unconscious, she still frowned...

"It must be very difficult for you to accept all this, so... don't blame me."

“Ugh…Aaaaaah…!”

"Don't make any noise! ​​I'll rescue you soon..."

Next to the ruins of a house, Kerry grabbed a heavy stone slab and tried to lift it up with his arms. However, the stone slab did not move at all. Mike, whose leg was pressed by the stone slab, screamed and tried to pull his leg out, but his efforts were all in vain.

"Ah... huh... forget it, Chris, just go. Even if you lift the damn stone, my leg will be useless, and I don't want to be a burden. So..."

Mike was sweating all over from the pain, but he endured the pain and said to Kerry. After hearing his words, Kerry stopped and looked at his mutated left hand.

The purple lines on his arm became lighter, and the whole arm seemed to be darker. Combined with his own feeling of weakness, Kerry knew exactly what was going on.

(It seems that I have overused my strength and it has weakened a bit... What should I do? Should I take a rest and wait for my strength to recover, or...?)

Thinking of this, he looked at the young man with a painful face again. He heard Elena mention that this man was Lan Feng's savior and it was he who brought Lan Feng back from the forest.

"Do you really want to die, Mr. Mac?"

As Kerry asked, he sat down casually on the ground. He was still hesitating about what to do. He sat down just to rest better and let his over-exerted hands recover.

"I... Even if I don't want to die, what else can I do?! This damn situation! Everyone is dead! By those monsters..."

Mike said this with his head down, and suddenly, he became agitated and yelled at Kerry!

"It's all that guy's fault! If I hadn't been so impulsive and brought her here! This kind of thing would never have happened in our village..."

"Are you... talking about Lan Feng?"

"Yes! Who else could it be but her? We have lived peacefully in this village for five years, right? Nothing has happened during this period... But it was only after she came...!"

Looking at Mike's angry expression, Kerry frowned, not knowing what to do.

"Lan Feng has been with us these days... Besides, how could she possibly hurt us? She saved my life..."

"Then how do you explain that since she came here, our place has suffered such a disaster? Oh! By the way, do you know? That guy is a liar, a liar!"

Kerry looked at the crazy young man in front of him and shook his head. Obviously, he couldn't be easily convinced of what he had decided.

Thinking of the petite silver-haired girl, Kerry closed his eyes. He knew that the girl had a mature mind like an adult, but she often liked to play little pranks. However, no matter what others said, he believed that the girl was kind and would never do such a thing...

"I obviously believed in her! But... such a young child has such deceptive skills... How can I trust her? Besides! You also know about her monstrous ability, right? You too..."

"Shut up!"

Mike was stunned for a moment as he looked at Kerry who had suddenly become angry. He had just been crushed by the collapsed house, and then he met this boy who had become powerful for some reason. During this period, he had never seen this boy have any big emotional fluctuations, but at this moment, it was obvious that this boy had begun to get angry...

"Without any evidence at all, you put all the blame on Lan Feng... Yes, indeed, in your eyes, I am also a monster, right? You can't even face the reality. How cowardly can a guy like you be?"

——Wow! !

With his angry voice, Kerry pushed the stone slab pressing down on Mike away! Mike looked at Kerry in surprise. The boy's left arm was once again lit up with strange purple lines, but in contrast, the black on his shoulder became darker...

"you……?"

"Don't get me wrong, people like you... If it weren't for you saving Lan Feng, why would I waste so much effort to save you..."

Looking at his left arm, the black erosion marks seemed to spread upwards a little bit again. Kerry's face was bitter.

"It seems... I'm going to be scolded by Lan Feng and my sister again..."

Mike also kept silent. He was not a fool. Kerry had saved his life and had obviously paid a price. If he said anything more, he would be ungrateful.

(But... apart from her, who else could bring about such a disaster...?)

At this moment, a chaotic sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind a corner not far away, accompanied by the sound of shuffling and trampling. It was obvious that a large group of assassins were walking towards this side...

"It seems that your loud shouting just now attracted them...Mr. Mike."

"..."

"Okay... I don't want to see those familiar faces in this situation, so let's go. I will put you in a safe place first... and then find Lan Feng..."

As he spoke, Kerry stretched out his hand to Mike. He saw Mike's bloody left leg, which was obviously unable to walk independently.

Seeing that the young man was still in a daze, Kerry frowned, grabbed Mike's belt without saying a word, lifted him up, and ran out of the village from another road.

(If I throw him on a taller tree, there shouldn't be any problems, right...?)

"Hiss...! Hey! Little devil, you..."

Kerry was carrying Mike and running, dragging Mike's injured left foot on the ground. A sharp pain made Mike recover from his unconscious state, and he hurriedly shouted to Kerry. However, Kerry didn't care.

"I'm sorry... With my height, there's nothing I can do about it."

Although he said this, Kerry still carried the person in his hand on his shoulders to avoid aggravating his injuries.

(The source of this disaster is probably because of me... that crystal...)

Thinking of the purple crystal, Kerry's face darkened. Although he didn't want to admit it, it seemed that this was the only explanation...

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"Where did that assassin come from...?"

Walking in the ruins, Lan Feng scanned the surroundings, ignoring the dead soldiers wandering in the distance, and did not find any trace of living people.

"From what she said, it seems that she knows Mr. North... Is she a transformed resident of this village?"

Lan Feng did not hide his whereabouts. Several assassins turned around and aimed their pale eyes at the girl who was walking slowly towards them.

They were completely eroded by the collapse and turned into low-level dead soldiers. They no longer had the ability to think, and only had the instinct to kill. So, the next moment they saw a living thing, they rushed towards the girl with their fangs and claws...

The girl didn't even look at it, she just raised her hand, a line of purple light flashed, and several of the warriors who rushed forward suddenly fell down. At the moment of falling, their upper and lower bodies suddenly separated due to inertia, and black dirty blood gushed out, covering the ground. The air was filled with the disgusting smell of blood and decay...

The girl ignored it and slowly put down her attacking hand. She didn't even stop and just walked past the sticky blood on the ground.

She has become somewhat accustomed to this.