K424 of the Collapse World

Although her physical strength was not half that of Rosalia, her unique fighting talent made up for Lilia's weakness. But if you think about it another way, it was as if the twins shared each other's talents and flaws equally...

When she met these two girls, although Ji Zi wanted to train them, her responsibilities did not allow her to make such a choice.

"In that case, Jizi... I have a few candidates for mentors here, would you like to hear about them?"

Theresa said, and the group of people who used to idle around in the academy (including herself) appeared in her mind. Since those two girls have the parts of Honkai beasts, it should be feasible to give them the same half-Honkai creatures to guide the battle, right?

(The sense of urgency shown by Shirley... something big must be happening soon? In that case, using some unusual means is acceptable, right?)

524 Before the Church

The headquarters of the Mandate of Heaven, the Vatican District...

Led by several Valkyries, Shiris and the other girl left the aircraft, crossed the passage in the square outside the church, and headed for the place where they had agreed to meet Otto.

The Valkyries led the way in front, and the two girls followed behind. Charlotte looked around curiously and walked side by side with Shirley. After all, this was her first time to step on the floating island of the Destiny Headquarters and come to an area so close to the center of the headquarters...

"Hmph... For a military base, there are too many useless decorative buildings."

Looking at the medieval-style sculptures standing on both sides of the passage and extending to the church gate together with the vegetation, Charlotte hummed softly and whispered her comments in Shirley's ear.

Her deliberately low voice drifted in the cold wind, and it was unknown whether it reached the ears of the Valkyries leading the way. However, although most of the Valkyries at the headquarters were serious, as long as the words were not insulting, they would not be moved even if they heard it.

Of course, in the Savior Headquarters, not all Valkyries are as calm as Rita and Fu Hua.

Hearing the girl's voice, Shirley turned around, looked at the scenery that she had once selectively ignored, and smiled.

"The scale of this floating island is comparable to that of a big city, so there's no need to be stingy with the land. Put the public facilities in the industrial area and underground, and the church area in the middle, which is basically private territory, can be used as the bishop likes... Anyway, it's not an exaggeration to say that the whole island is Otto's backyard."

She did not lower her voice and answered Charlotte directly. However, the next moment, before the beast-eared girl beside her could say anything, a Valkyrie who was leading the way turned around and interrupted.

"That's not the case! The church is also a necessary building for the Mandate of Heaven, not the Bishop's private area! Also, you are not allowed to address the Bishop by his name, it's really rude!"

Listening to the slightly dissatisfied rebuttal of the young Valkyrie, Shilis tilted her head. Looking at the Valkyrie's slightly contemptuous eyes, her gentle smile gradually faded, with a few more hints of teasing.

"Oh~? The Valkyrie of the Destiny Headquarters, do you like to interrupt others so much? Little girl, I shouldn't have talked to you just now, right? It seems that there are also etiquette training courses in your training, don't you think you failed?"

"Humph! We, the Valkyrie of destiny, don't need the traitors of the Kaslana family to point fingers at us! People like you......!"

"enough!"

At this time, the leader's stern voice interrupted the young Valkyrie's rebuttal. Facing the silver-haired girl's unyielding sneer, the Valkyrie thought for a moment and then bowed slightly to Shiris.

"I am very sorry, Lady Kaslana. As you can see, Louise is less than fourteen years old and young and ignorant. If I have offended you just now, please forgive me..."

"What if~ I don't want to tolerate it?"

"..."

"You know, when I stand in this church, even Otto doesn't dare to talk to me in this tone."

As Shilis said with a smile, the Valkyrie leader's expression froze, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.

Although she is gentle and easy-going in front of Saint Freya and her friends, and will not get angry even if she is teased, in the enemy's territory, her pride and edge as a Herrscher will be revealed without reservation. In this case, she will not compromise with any form of provocation!

As the dangerous aura from the girl gradually dissipated, their pace slowed down unknowingly, and finally stopped in the middle of the road. The Valkyries slightly distanced themselves from Shiris and the other person, and just stared at each other.

"Well..."

Feeling the cold malice, the young Valkyrie who interrupted at the beginning shuddered. At this time, she also began to feel afraid. As a traditional headquarters Valkyrie, Louise had great respect for the Bishop of Heaven's Fate, and she also looked down on the head of the Kaslana family who betrayed the organization six years ago. Therefore, when she heard that the person she was going to receive was named Silis Kaslana, she already had a prejudice against the people of this betrayer family.

Later, when she heard the silver-haired girl casually commenting on the Destiny Organization and calling the Bishop of Destiny by name, she finally couldn't help but speak out. However, she had thought that this humiliated descendant of Kaslana would shut up and swallow her anger, but who knew that she would actually fight back and hold on to this point and not give up...

Feeling the seemingly invincible deterrence of Shirley, and looking at the cold sweat on her captain's forehead, Louise realized that she might have offended someone she shouldn't have offended this time...

(Alas! This idiot... Even if it is a tarnished family, an S-rank Valkyrie who can be personally received by the bishop is not something that we grassroots personnel can provoke...)

Seeing Louise's expression as if she understood something, the leader sighed in his heart. Even though the current head of the family had defected, Kaslana's status as a pillar of the founding family of the Heavenly Mandate had not been shaken much. This S-level Valkyrie, Silis Kaslana, with noble blood and an S-level Valkyrie, was naturally not a small figure.

"Well... I'm really sorry, Lady Shilis..."

The leader of the Valkyries half-knelt down, the cape of the officer's uniform dragging on the ground. Now, she didn't know how to calm the anger of the noble lady in front of her, so she could only apologize again. Now she could only hope that the punishment for her little subordinate would be lighter.

"Hehe... Just an apology? If an apology can solve all problems, then wouldn't all those rules and criminal laws set by destiny be meaningless? As an A-rank Valkyrie who also serves as a troop leader, I'm sure you are well aware of this, right?"

"I......"

At the side, watching Shiris pressing the Valkyries step by step, Charlotte remained silent, but her heart was agitated. The harshness and harshness shown by the girl now were completely different from her performance in the academy. Moreover, these expressions appeared on her face without any artificial feeling, as if this was her true appearance...

What kind of person is Shirley?

The gentle and easy-going girl in the academy and the arrogant and cold girl now, which one is the real her? Are these behaviors that match her identity as a Herrscher just her disguise, or her true nature that she suppresses in front of her friends?

Although she was curious, Charlotte knew that this was not something she needed to consider. She did not forget that as members of the Anti-Entropy team, they were in the Destiny Headquarters without any reliable security.

"Well, Lady Shilis, why don't we just forget it? We have important things to do next. We shouldn't waste our time in such a boring place, right?"

524 Before the Church >>

"I don't think that maintaining the honor of the Kaslana family is a boring thing."

"Well..."

As Charlotte spoke, the people present turned their attention to her. In the eyes of several Valkyries, the girl with animal ears and tail following Shirley was just a casual Valkyrie who liked to dress up as a beast girl. But now, watching Charlotte's tail swaying and caressing Shirley's back, the Valkyries realized an incredible fact.

Her tail and ears...are they real?

"That girl said something she shouldn't have said, but in the final analysis, it was because our comments just now offended their beliefs, right? So..."

Just as Charlotte was racking her brains, trying to come up with a reasonable reason to make Shirley give up the pursuit, another girl's voice suddenly came from the direction of the church ahead on the road.

"Ah! Found it~"

As the energetic voice attracted the attention of several people, standing in front of the girls was a girl with silver hair and blue eyes. Her neat silver hair was draped behind her, and she was wearing a white dress similar to a special combat uniform.

Although she has the iconic silver hair and blue eyes of Kaslana, compared to the Nordic appearance of the Kaslana family, this girl looks more like an Asian.

"Good morning everyone~ You must be Miss Shilis, right? My name is

I am Shigure Kirara, and I am here to welcome you on the orders of the Bishop~!"

The girl who called herself Shigure Kirara walked past the Valkyries standing in front of her and saluted Shirley by lifting her skirt. The moment the leader of the Valkyries saw this girl, she was stunned on the spot. Shirley also looked at this girl with silver hair and blue eyes. After a moment of silence, the severity and arrogance on her face gradually faded, and she smiled back at Shigure Kirara.

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Shigure. I was originally planning to take care of some chores, but it seems I'd better forget it. Then without further ado, let's go to see Bishop Otto together."

"Okay, Lady Shilis, please follow me."

As if she hadn't noticed what had just happened, Shigure Kira smiled softly, turned around, took over the work of several Valkyries, and walked towards the cathedral in front with Shirley and Charlotte. The Valkyries were left looking at each other, and it took them a long time to realize that there was no work for them here.

"Louise-chan! What are you thinking about? You dare to pick a fight with the noble lady of the Kaslana family!"

"Really? You scared me to death just now..."

"By the way, that look in Miss Kaslana's eyes just now was just like a dangerous Honkai beast!"

"..."

When the accompanying Valkyries breathed a sigh of relief and began to criticize Louise's impulsiveness, the older leader frowned slightly, and his eyes became deep as he looked at the backs of Shirley and the others as they walked away.

(Lady Shigure Kirara, wasn't it already in that battle fifteen years ago...but why is it happening again?)

Thinking back to the face that was exactly the same as in her memory, the confusion in her eyes became even more intense. The next moment, as if she suddenly remembered something, she shook her head and stopped thinking about what she had just seen and heard.

Since that "Shigure Kirara" came from the church, that is to say, her existence was acknowledged by Bishop Otto. Then, the reason why she was still alive, whether she survived the second collapse or for some other reasons, had nothing to do with him.

Some things are best not to know.

"Let's go, everyone. And Louise, as punishment for your reckless behavior, you will have to double your training this afternoon, and give me a two-page self-review tomorrow."

"Yes......"

On the other side, following Shigure Kirara along the passage to the central church, Shiris didn't say anything more. She just glanced at the buildings around the headquarters and memorized all the terrain within her sight in her mind.

(Shigure Kirara is a member of the Snow Wolf Team, right? Come to think of it, she seems to be included in the Herrscher of Death plan. I just don’t know how loyal she is to her destiny after she lost her memory after her resurrection.)

It is still unknown whether the Valkyrie resurrected by Hill's power is the original person or a copy in another sense. However, there is no doubt that all the reborn Valkyries are genuine...

(Although she is an A-rank Valkyrie from more than a decade ago, Shigure Kirara’s power should not be underestimated. What exactly is Otto thinking by using a top-notch Valkyrie to greet me?)

While thinking, the magnificent church in front of her was already in sight. A heavy and huge metal door blocked her way. However, after using her perception to analyze the material of the door, Shilis raised her eyebrows again. The seemingly plain metal door was actually made of an alloy mixed with soul steel, and even the surrounding walls were made of the same structure.

Soul steel has absolute isolation from Honkai energy. Even Honkai energy used for perception cannot penetrate the door and walls of the church to detect the situation inside.

As an important place symbolizing the Mandate of Heaven religion, the cathedral is made of unusual materials...

However, all the previous meetings were held in the underground laboratory area without exception, but this time it was suddenly held in such a special formal occasion. Hillary couldn't help but wonder what Otto's plan was.

Although she felt strange, Shilis did not stop. She had successfully helped Wendy master the power of the Fourth Herrscher, which had proven that her hypothesis was feasible! No matter how she thought about it, she had the initiative in this meeting.

Then the next thing is to confirm the construction status of the global quantum isolation shelter and the preparations made by Tianming for the final battle. The rest is to proceed according to the plan...

"Lord Shilis, the bishop is waiting for you inside."

"Well, let's go."

Watching Shigure Kira push open the heavy metal door with one hand, Shilis realized that she had underestimated this A-level Valkyrie. As the huge and magnificent palace came into view, the girl had a hunch that this meeting was destined to be different from the past, and some of the secrets hidden by Otto should be revealed on this day!

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It's been a while since I've recommended a new chapter. Now I'm recommending another Honkai work, "As a Sky Ranger, I Want to Redeem or Be Redeemed"

Book title reveals content series, reviews

It seems okay, the author can tease, that's about it~

525 The Shattering of Illusions

Humans act out of desire. But is it right to abandon everything for selfish desires, even to take away what belongs to others?

Otto didn't know, but whether it was right or not had no influence on his decision.

In the final analysis, the perception of right and wrong is nothing more than a sense of morality that constrains one's own behavior. As long as I can see that person again, I will not hesitate even if it means sacrificing his soul. How can those fictitious honors and morals make me hesitate?

Having said that...

Slowly and firmly grasping the armrests of the wooden chair, Otto closed his eyes and sighed as the scenes that happened not long ago reappeared in his mind.

No matter what he says or thinks now, the facts that have already happened cannot be changed in any way.

After facing the Ruler of the End for the first time with the help of the Void Manzang and learning a certain fact from it, Otto can still remember the thoughts that came to his mind at that moment.

Yes, he still hesitated.

Faced with the possibility of reviving Kallen and the chance to destroy Honkai, I hesitated...

Why had he persisted for more than five hundred years? He fulfilled his duty as the leader of the destiny to destroy Honkai, but he never gave up looking for a way to revive that woman. More than a decade ago, when these two goals conflicted, he chose to protect Honkai without hesitation and continue to use the power of Honkai to find the possibility of reviving Kallen. But now, when the opportunity to achieve both was truly placed in front of him, he hesitated.

Should we stick to our original intentions of the past five hundred years, or make changes for the sake of the fate of all mankind?

When you can't see the future, you can make a firm decision, but when you are really faced with a choice, you will always hesitate and weigh the pros and cons again.

However, most of the reasons for difficulty in making choices are probably due to the greedy mentality of wanting to "have it all", right?

Otto laughed at himself, and after making a new decision, he cleared all the messy thoughts in his mind. When he opened his eyes again, he became calm again.

Even if you hesitated before, what does it matter? As long as you don't change your original decision, it won't have any impact on the result!

There have been countless humans who have been determined to destroy Honkai since ancient times, but for Otto Apokalis, there is only one most important wish.

(In that case, I will agree to your terms, Herrscher of the End...)

Although she had been to a side room in the Vatican area before, it was the first time for Shiris to set foot in the Cathedral of Destiny in the center of the church.

Just like the impression of Western churches, after stepping through the heavy metal door at the entrance, what comes into view is a vast and open space.

"Oh~"

Although churches tend to be grand and solemn, this square-sized interior area and the ceiling hundreds of meters high were the only ones Silis had ever seen. The auditorium-like space was supported by four stone pillars of unknown material, and the walls were covered with gorgeous reliefs and stained glass. At the innermost part of the main hall filled with benches was the altar on a high platform and the huge angel statue standing behind it.

Although it was her first time here, a strange sense of familiarity arose spontaneously and lingered in the girl's mind...

Although they were hundreds of meters apart, Shirley could see at a glance the blond man in gorgeous clothes sitting on the high chair below the altar.

“What a grand display… But, bringing the Herrscher to the Cathedral of the Destiny Organization, are you planning to worship me as a god?”

Walking slowly along the red carpeted aisle in the middle with Charlotte, Shirley looked around and sneered softly. After bringing the two of them to this cathedral, Shigure Kira bowed and left the church through an inconspicuous side door next to the entrance, disappearing from Shirley's perception.

This kind of building made of soul steel alloy has walls that can block Shiris's perception of collapse. Now, although she can still lock onto all life forms in the church, she can no longer radiate her mental power to the outside of the church.

Passing through rows of intricately carved wooden benches, Shilis quickened her pace slightly, getting closer to Otto who was sitting in front of the altar. She could sense that Otto was not the only one reacting to life in this enclosed space.

However, none of this matters.

Feeling the majestic atmosphere of the church, Charlotte's eyes unconsciously became solemn. After her breathing accelerated due to surprise, her breath became steady and dangerous, as if she had entered a combat state.

"Relax, Charlotte. If nothing unexpected happens, you will be staying in the Destiny Organization for a while. So, do your best to adapt to this environment as soon as possible."

"Eh? Didn't you say you were going to use my fighting ability? You left me here. You don't intend for me to become a clergyman, do you?"