K424 of the Collapse World

Compared to the sickle soldiers just now, this level of battle is just like playing house.

"As for Elena...Kerry should be fine with her by her side, right...?"

Lan Feng muttered to herself, and saw a twisted figure again from the corner of her eye. She stretched out her hand again, ready to destroy it before it pounced on her...

Suddenly, she put down her hand and sighed. She turned around and faced the figure who was staggering towards her, with his chest ripped open and his ribs exposed...

"Mr. North..."

Lan Feng looked at the assassin who was getting closer and closer to him. The last time he met him, they had a pleasant conversation. But now...

The life force in the middle-aged man's eyes had completely disappeared, leaving only empty, dry pupils. He stretched out his hands towards Lan Feng, opened his mouth wide with blood still on it, and wanted to bite down hard on the girl's smooth shoulder...

Lan Feng stretched out his right hand, and a purple light came out from between his fingers, passing across North's neck. The purple light spread outward as Lan Feng moved, passed through North's neck, and dissipated into the air.

North's body paused, and then completely collapsed. Lan Feng held his head, slowly laid his body down, and helped him close his lifeless eyes.

"……Feel sorry."

This middle-aged man was the first person in the village who knew Lan Feng's identity but still trusted her. Although to Lan Feng, he was just someone she knew but not very familiar with. However, seeing someone she knew become like this in front of her, Lan Feng still felt uncomfortable.

At this moment, Lan Feng suddenly saw that there was a shiny object on the middle-aged man’s chest, so he reached out and took it off.

It was a silver oval pendant, the surface of which was stained with blood and there was a crack on the side.

Put the small pendant

There was a photo on one side of the door. Although it was blocked by blood, it was still clear. It showed a man hugging a little girl. Although it was blurry, Lan Feng could still barely recognize that it was North.

As for that girl...she should be his daughter.

Lan Feng was very sure of this, because on the other side of the pendant, there was a name written:

Shirley North.

Lan Feng looked at the pendant and was silent for a while. She spread out North's palm and was about to put it in the man's palm... Suddenly, she changed her mind, stopped the action, and held the pendant in her palm instead.

"Although I don't know anything about you...but I think I should remember you...leave this relic to me."

As she spoke, she stood up, suddenly turned her arm and swung out with her elbow. With a dull sound, a soldier behind her was instantly smashed away! Even in her normal state, her physical strength should not be underestimated.

The village had been severely damaged, but Lan Feng still managed to remember the direction of Elena's house. She originally planned to walk towards that direction, but she suddenly sensed a faint energy fluctuation, which made her give up the idea.

"This reaction is...Kerry? He has left the village?"

The reaction obviously came from a long distance away, and Lan Feng noticed it by chance.

"But since he's gone, that means Elena is with him. Anyway, we can just catch up with him..."

As she spoke, Lan Feng stood up, not intending to continue this meaningless search. Because she had just stopped moving, a circle of assassins had slowly gathered around her. Lan Feng looked at them indifferently, condensing the Houkai energy into a javelin-shaped crystal...

"Although this kind of battle feels very refreshing, I am almost a little tired of it..."

Thick black smoke was rising from a dense forest. Under the night sky, the black smoke seemed a little lighter. However, in contrast, there was a huge fire in the center of the forest.

The fire spread over a radius of several miles, and the flames illuminated the entire sky! The area at the center of the fire had been completely extinguished.

Because this area had been completely destroyed by the high temperature. Black ash covered the ground, and the ground was full of burnt cracks. This place was a lush cypress forest not long ago, but now it has become a charred empty space.

The Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire, who had released some of his power, created such a scene with just one attack.

"Did she escape...?"

In the center of the charred earth, Siegfried stood in the ashes. Feeling the scorching air, he lowered his hands, put away his two separated guns, and looked into the distance.

"She's not the one from Heaven's Will? Who else could it be... Anti-Entropy? They shouldn't have the Stigmata technique, right?"

Siegfried thought about it, but couldn't come to a conclusion, so he stopped thinking about it.

"Speaking of which, Kiana... no, she should have gone in that direction. We need to find her as soon as possible..."

After resting for a while, Siegfried stood up and rushed in a direction he remembered.

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“Damn it… Is that guy a monster? Hiss… Ouch… It hurts…”

Far away from the fire, Fenrir held onto a tree and stumbled forward. Suddenly she remembered something and closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her amber pupils slowly returned to normal. However, her appearance at the moment could only be described as miserable.

The armor on his body was in tatters, and large areas of the red armor had been burned to a charred black color. Some places had even shattered, revealing slightly burned skin. The hem of his long hair was partially burned off, his head was covered in dust, and his pretty face was also covered in black ash. The whole person looked like he had crawled out of a charcoal furnace...

047 Burnout>>

"I really lost a lot this time... I didn't catch that body, and I was bullied by that stinky man... I..."

Fenrir angrily punched the tree trunk next to him. With a loud bang, wood chips flew everywhere, and a big hole was smashed into the tree that two people could hug together.

Fenrir retracted her fist, and the arc on her mechanical arm armor disappeared. She sighed and sat down on the ground, leaning against the tree trunk.

"Forget it... Although I failed this time, at least I got her basic information. I didn't expect that she would be the daughter of Siegfried..."

While complaining, Fenrir operated the communicator. She had already decided to seek help from the organization.

"I didn't want to tell them... But now, it seems there's nothing I can do... Eh? What's going on..."

The holographic image from the communicator did not appear for a long time. Fenrir patted the charred communicator on her wrist, and the expression on her face gradually stiffened.

"It's broken... Ah! This time, I can't even de-quantize the aircraft! Hey... Do I have to walk back this long distance?!"

From the depths of the jungle, a girl's crying voice was heard...

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Thousands of meters above the sky, there was silence. The dark clouds that suddenly rose completely covered the stars and the moonlight. The night was dim, as if foreshadowing something bad...

Suddenly, a flash of light like a sharp sword cut through the dark night sky and rushed towards a certain direction at a terrifying speed.

"Is it too late to prepare the equipment and spend more time with that idiot...?"

Claudia muttered to herself, and her hand holding the joystick tightened. Looking at the time displayed by the cursor in front of her, she thought for a moment and increased the flight speed again...

- Om!

The next moment, a pressure that could make an ordinary person foam at the mouth pushed Claudia back! However, the Valkyrie did not react at all. Not to mention her, even a B-level Valkyrie would not feel uncomfortable with this level of pressure. However...

"Alert! Alert! The current flight resistance is too great, beyond the wing's tolerance..."

Beep!

She turned off the intelligent navigation system, and the mechanical synthesized warning sound disappeared instantly. She felt the violent vibration of the fuselage, and it was obvious that there was a problem with the wing. But Claudia didn't care about it at all, and just grabbed the individual landing device next to her.

Even if this extremely expensive Honkai energy supersonic fighter was destroyed, she would not feel any pity.

The fighter plane had been driven to its maximum speed, flying through the sky at twice the speed of sound. It only took a dozen minutes to cover a distance of several hundred kilometers and approach the place where Lillian sent the signal...

At this moment, in a base outside the Mandate of Heaven headquarters in Vienna, an old figure in a suit stood in front of a French window, looking at a missile silo that was slowly opening under the building where he was...

At this moment, a light screen formed by a holographic projection appeared in front of him, accompanied by a cold mechanical prompt sound.

"The missile is ready, shall we launch it?"

The old man was about to say something when a female adjutant behind him suddenly interrupted.

"Mr. Minister... Isn't this decision a bit hasty... I think we should report it to the Bishop..."

Hearing this, the old man turned around and glanced at her.

"Lord Otto is also very busy. There will be no problem in executing such a small matter. You have to know that every minute of delay will increase the possibility of the appearance of the Third Herrscher at the place where the Honkai Impact broke out..."

He rejected the adjutant's opinion without hesitation. Thinking of the second collapse ten years ago, a trace of fear flashed in the old man's eyes. He quickly raised his hand and pressed the launch button on the light screen in front of him.

"launch missile."

The next moment the order was issued, a medium-sized missile shot out from the opened launch silo on the ground like an arrow from a bow, straight into the sky, leaving a long line of flames, and disappeared into the distance of the night sky like a meteor.

"Don't worry so much... That small village has experienced a Houkai explosion for unknown reasons. I have replaced the warhead with a miniature nuclear bomb, so there won't be a large amount of Houkai energy leaking."

After watching the missile successfully launch, the old man breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and comforted the worried adjutant behind him.

"But... according to reports, there may be survivors in that village... and the B-rank Valkyrie Claire is currently exploring the village, so communication cannot be received in that area..."

The young female adjutant looked a little unhappy. She whispered, feeling very uncomfortable.

Launching missiles to destroy that place at this time would mean giving up the lives of the Valkyrie and the survivors... She really found it hard to accept the decision made by her superior.

"Ms. Aimi! You should know how serious the consequences of a Houkai outbreak would be... You still remember what happened when the Second Herrscher descended!"

When the Second Herrscher was mentioned, the old man's face became distorted, his eyes were full of fear, as if he had thought of something extremely terrifying.

"...The Second Herrscher? It seems to be in Siberia..."

"That's right! That guy... is a demon! A real demon created by the Honkai! So many people in the Siberian Research Institute were... Never mind, let's not talk about this matter for now... If we leave that place alone, if the third Honkai breaks out... a monster like that will appear again!"

Having said this, the old man gasped, paused, and his tone softened.

"So... Amy, you are a mature person, unlike those Valkyries who have received limited education. You should know that the stability of this world is more important than a small village. It should be obvious, right?"

"Is that so?"

The young woman asked doubtfully, more like talking to herself. Seeing this, the old man continued.

"Besides, their sacrifice is worth it. Think about it... the duty of the Valkyries is to destroy the Honkai and protect humanity. If they knew that there was a possibility of Honkai breaking out in that location, even if we didn't launch this missile,

They will also fight the Honkai with their lives... In the end, won't the result be the same?"

"I understand... Mr. Minister."

The woman lowered her head in thought, but she no longer doubted the rightness of destiny's decision.

That's right... Isn't the purpose of the Valkyries to fight against Honkai? Then, sacrificing their lives in such a situation is also their duty, right?

048 Meeting under the Moon

"Colonel Claudia...! It has just been confirmed that the miniature nuclear warhead launched by the headquarters has taken off and will reach the target area within fifteen minutes!"

In the video inside the fighter plane, a Valkyrie reported anxiously. She had just learned a few minutes ago that her direct superior, the S-class Valkyrie Claudia, had relied on her authority to fight independently and had also assigned her the task of collecting information.

"I see... I understand."

“Colonel Claudia! The area where the Honkai outbreak occurred, where you are heading, is really dangerous! Even you can’t withstand the attack of a micro-nuclear bomb…”

After a long silence, the Valkyrie finally spoke, her face full of worry.

"I will leave the area before the missiles arrive. Thank you for your assistance, Miss Tia."

Listening to Claudia's calm voice, the Valkyrie was somewhat confused. She didn't understand why Claudia suddenly went to that place. She just heard that the news of the Honkai outbreak was conveyed by the Valkyrie at the headquarters, and the Valkyrie who was carrying out the mission there, could it be...?

Thinking of this, she looked at Claudia who was concentrating on flying the fighter plane in the image and tried to ask.

“Colonel Claudia… Could it be that your target is Claire and Lillian who are on a mission there? Did something happen to them?”

"...Yes, there is no communication signal in the area where Claire is, so she has no way of knowing the incoming missile attack."

"What……?"

"I came here to rescue her, so are you done with your questions, Tia?"

Having said this, she reached out her hand, intending to turn off the video in front of her. But suddenly, Tia's voice rang out again on the other end of the line.

"But... why? Colonel Claudia, you are taking such a big risk to rescue them..."

At this point, Tia hesitated, feeling a little strange. According to her impression, the S-rank Valkyrie in front of her was obviously not someone who would do such an impulsive thing... So, there must be a reason...

"I know what you want to say. I went to rescue them only because... I believe that the Valkyries should die on the battlefield fighting Honkai, rather than die at the hands of their own people."

After saying that, she cut off the call without caring about the other party's reaction. She felt annoyed. Why did she suddenly make such a decision? Just for an ordinary subordinate...

On the other side, Tia stared blankly at the holographic image in front of her that had lost its signal, thinking back to what Claudia had said...

“Is that really the case…? But I remember Colonel Claudia once saying, ‘Be prepared to sacrifice yourself in any situation?’ So… what is this…?”

Outside the village, a little boy was carrying an adult taller than him and running quickly along the mountain path into the distance.

"Damn it... Why are there so many assassins everywhere? Hey, where should I throw you?"

Kerry asked the man he was carrying jokingly, but Mike did not respond. At this moment, the young man was already unconscious due to the severe pain from his injured leg. Seeing this, Kerry could only curl his lips and said nothing more.

(There is no time to waste... I should have left him with my sister earlier. I wanted to save time, but now it seems that I made a mistake...)

Looking at the dark figures staggering towards him not far away, Kerry frowned and was a little at a loss for a moment.

"No... I can't go any further. Lan Feng is still missing and my sister has been left in that dangerous place. How can I live for such a guy..."

Looking at the young man who had lost consciousness, Kerry gritted his teeth, hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed, but still did not abandon him.