K424 of the Collapse World

In some of the reincarnations where plans went relatively smoothly, she had personally experienced the ultimate power of Honkai and knew how big the gap between the two sides was. Therefore, in order to end Honkai, she would do whatever it took and use anything she could!

The silver-haired girl stood there motionless, lowering her head slightly. After a long while, when the Valkyries thought she had given up resistance, Shilis's voice suddenly rang out again.

"Otto, if you want your precious test subject to keep her alive, I advise you to let her leave as soon as possible. The blood of a Herrscher is not something that can be absorbed so easily. Also, regarding the artificial Herrscher, are you willing to talk to me a little bit?"

As Shilis said this, she squinted at Seruti who was crawling behind her and sucking her blood. Although she seemed to be imprisoned by this girl, in fact, the Honkai energy that Seruti had absorbed from her through her blood during this period of time was only about 5%.

However, this kind of Honkai energy is no longer something her artificial core can withstand. After all, these are early experimental artificial Herrscher cores, and these artificial Herrschers with great potential are still far from being real Herrschers.

"..."

After hearing what Shirley said, Otto naturally did not respond, but just shook his head and made a gesture. The next moment, the Valkyries on standby nearby saw his instructions and began to slowly surround Shirley.

"Damn Herrscher, what else is there to say now?!"

"If you have anything to say, wait until the trial, you traitor from Kaslana!"

"..."

Looking at the still angry eyes of these girls, Shirley shook her head. She should have thought that these naive and blind girls would only believe Otto's nonsense and obey his orders to continue attacking. It seems that she should be more playful and ask for a dialogue.

As for now...

The girl turned her eyes slightly and glanced at Seruti who was absorbing her Honkai energy behind her. Facing the crystal arrow aimed at her by Angelica, she sighed slowly and her eyes became clear again.

(Rishike Thousand Stars...)

"not good!"

"Be careful with that guy..."

——Bang! !

However, before Shiris could make any move, a red shadow rushed up from the other side with the erupting gale! Ignoring the interception and shooting of other Valkyries, it rushed over here in the face of deadly barrages, and punched Seruti's waist with a heavy punch, knocking the girl out directly!

"Idiot, what are you doing standing there?"

532 Oath

Being completely hit by the red shadow's punch, the moment when Ceruti's figure was blown away, she almost turned into an afterimage and hit the wall of the church heavily, and a cloud of dust was shaken up in the roaring muffled sound...

The petite girl standing behind Shirley, with fluttering red hair and trembling pointed ears, was Charlotte, who was almost forgotten by everyone.

Although she was initially controlled by several guard Valkyries after her collar was invaded by the AI ​​Ella of Destiny, she regained her ability to move in the brief confrontation between Ella and Shiris later on.

A large amount of energy was used in a short period of time, and Ella's control over Charlotte's collar also weakened. Without the soul steel limiter to suppress the Honkai energy, regardless of other things, just the pure physical ability of this girl, which is comparable to that of an emperor-level Honkai beast, is not something that an ordinary Valkyrie can suppress...

After regaining her mobility, Charlotte has been waiting for the right moment. She has no relationship with Hillis, and she has thought about escaping from here. However, thinking of her long-cherished wish and the agreement made between her and the girl, Charlotte hesitated. If Hillis is allowed to die here, who in the world can save Lucia?

She was hesitant like this until the two powerful beings who looked like Herrschers appeared. When she saw Shiris "falling into a desperate situation" after being surrounded, she finally made a decision and chose to help!

The power of the Honkai beast burst out instantly, easily defeating the several Valkyries who suppressed her, and then rushed forward and punched the girl who bit Shirley's throat away. However, while rescuing Shirley, she herself was once again surrounded by the Valkyries...

Charlotte was surprisingly calm as she watched the Valkyries' surprised and hostile eyes. She had already witnessed the powerful strength of the S-level Valkyries present, but even so, she did not feel any regret.

When reason cannot make the right choice, can't we just let our emotions drive us to act? Although running away and fighting are only a matter of thought, since I have already decided to help Shirley, there is nothing to regret.

(Even if I can escape from this church now, after Shirley is killed, I will definitely be resurrected by that AI that is good at invasion. So...!)

The moment she defeated one of the artificial Lawsmen, Charlotte planned to break through with Shilis at lightning speed. However, the latter's lack of movement made her reluctantly give up her original plan and stop. Looking at the silver-haired girl who was still standing there, seemingly thinking about something, Charlotte frowned anxiously.

"Shiris, you..."

——Whoosh!

As soon as Charlotte opened her mouth, the dangerous sound of the bowstring vibrated, and the hairs on her body stood up! A red light flew towards her like a blood-red lightning, and it quickly enlarged in front of her eyes! But before it pierced her head, the crystal blood arrow that was already close at hand suddenly stopped and was tightly held in the palm of a small hand.

"..."

Looking at the intercepted red light, Charlotte couldn't help but feel a little scared. Although she didn't know what it was, she could feel that this crystal arrow was extremely dangerous...

—Whoosh! Whoosh!

The next moment, two arrows were shot again! Shilis threw the blood crystal arrow in her hand backhand, knocking one of them away in mid-air, and the colliding blood arrows turned into splashing blood. The other arrow was instantly surrounded by several chains that rose from the ground! After removing the four chains that blocked its trajectory, the crystal arrow that lost its impact was bounced off by the fifth chain, spinning in an arc and falling to the ground.

"Tsk."

Seeing that her attack had no effect, Angelia frowned and snorted, retreating for the time being, her focused eyes slightly relaxed. It seemed that because her mental power was no longer being strengthened, the blood arrow that had just fallen on the ground also dissipated, leaving a small pool of blood on the ground...

"Be careful, this arrow is made of 'Saniyat Holy Blood'. It works on a similar principle to the Moonlight Throne. It can convert Houkai energy into other energy forms and use your own energy to destroy your body! It is the most dangerous weapon for Houkai creatures in human civilization at this stage. Even a Herrscher like me can be killed with it in theory."

Looking at Charlotte's astonished eyes, Shilis chuckled and reminded her, patting the wolf-eared girl's cheek. Following her action, Charlotte, who quickly came to her senses, keenly noticed that the palm of the girl's right hand, which had just held the arrow, had turned purple and black, as if the skin tissue had been corroded by something. Although it was recovering slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye, compared to the situation when the Herrscher suffered other injuries, her recovery speed was really slow.

"A weapon strong enough to kill a Herrscher? But your legs..."

532 Oath>>

"Don't worry. If you want to kill me, you have to at least hit my vital points. I have used Honkai Energy Crystals to isolate the infection. The energy of the Herrscher of Constraint is not so easily affected by other energies."

Without paying any attention to the Valkyries who were watching her intently, Shirley bent down, grabbed the arrows that pierced her legs, gently pulled them out, and threw them on the ground.

"But... Miss Charlotte, I'm surprised you didn't run away just now."

"It is clearly written in our agreement that as long as you can save Lucia, I will become your strength. Although you seem to be planning to hand me over to the Destiny Organization, the deal between you two must have failed, right? Then according to the agreement, I should still provide you with help."

Charlotte folded her arms and spoke softly, with a hint of helplessness in her forced smile. Although it was an impulsive act, since things have come to this, it is better to say it in a more open and aboveboard manner.

"Haha...that's really reliable, Miss Charlotte."

Looking at this solemn girl, the slightly shaking tail exposed her uneasiness. Shilis sighed inwardly, her eyes showing some intriguing things. In the memories of other world lines where Charlotte and herself traveled together, the decision made by this girl was the most wavering.

In some world lines, she would escape when she was besieged by the Valkyries; in other world lines, she would immediately betray her and surrender to the Destiny Organization, turning against her. Although in the memories of past reincarnations, there were also situations where she fought side by side with her like now, but the probability of Charlotte making this choice is lower, and according to the ratio, the probability is only about 15%...

However, no matter what happened in other world lines, the fact that Charlotte chose to stand by her side was enough. Having seen too much destruction and tragedy, even if Charlotte had betrayed her before, and even if the possibility of her betrayal was far greater than the current choice, Shiris no longer cared.

At least now, she is on her side.

Shirley raised her hand, and the golden light gathered into the shadow of a spear. The same crystal spear as before appeared in her hand again.

Click——!

In Charlotte's surprised eyes, Shilis raised the light spear and swung it directly to the side.

A red arc of light suddenly flashed across the wolf-eared girl's neck! In a flash, before Charlotte could react, a crisp sound of breaking broke the silence. The next moment, the metal collar locked around her neck broke and fell off in two pieces.

"In this situation, you choose to continue to stand by my side. This is enough to win my trust. Welcome to officially become a member of Saint Freya, Miss Charlotte."

"..."

The collar, which had not been taken off for several months, broke and fell at her feet. Feeling the unreal lightness on her neck, Charlotte bit her lips lightly, and a trace of emotion suddenly flashed in her long-sealed heart.

(It was just a decision I made on a whim, but I was able to gain your trust so easily? Really... after so many things happened, why are you still so naive? A guy like me would betray you in the next second, so why can you trust others so easily?!)

With their backs to the altar and the tall angel statue, the two girls stood side by side, facing the encirclement of the Valkyries. Not only the elites here, but also countless Valkyries troops have probably gathered outside the church. Charlotte had no idea what kind of hell they would face next...

She had never imagined that she would meet her end in such a new way.

(But... this is fine.)

A hint of realization appeared in the girl's eyes, just as she had sworn in front of Lucia at the beginning. According to other people's impression of her, such a solemn and resolute look would never appear on the face of this casual and cunning girl. But now, such a look did appear in Charlotte's eyes...

(This is a mistake~ The new ally turned out to be such an innocent girl, so trusting, without any defense, just like a little girl who has never experienced the world... There is really nothing I can do, there are only innocent girls around her. It seems that I can only help her see through the darkness of the world...)

Charlotte made a decision on impulse, and the last trace of vigilance disappeared completely when she looked at Shirley. In a place she couldn't see, the silver-haired girl's eyes sank slightly, and a little complexity and guilt flashed across her eyes.

Facing someone with whom she had been together thousands of times in reincarnation, how could she not see through the other person's thoughts at the moment?

533 Bloodstained

The huge church located in the center of the base is the symbolic building of the Destiny Organization. Standing in the center of the floating island, the top of the church is higher than any other building around it. From here, through the skylight on the ceiling, you can even see the outside of the floating island, the energy barrier made up of hexagonal light shields.

And now, the all-round barrier that separated the floating island from the outside world had completely disappeared without a trace...

Even without looking at Shiris, she knew that at this moment, after the barrier disappeared, countless floating warships and divine machines had already filled the area around the church, covering a large area of ​​air above. Around the surface of the church, densely packed ground mechanical troops were on standby. There was no doubt that more than half of the combat power of the Destiny Headquarters was concentrated in this small church area.

Besides this, inside this hall, Otto still had a trick up his sleeve. Arrows made of pure soul steel and processed with Shaniyat's holy blood were hidden inside the statues and stone pillars. With just one command, they could be fired at him at a speed several times faster than the speed of sound. Around the skylight above, there was an automatic induction-triggered super-electromagnetic cutting net. If he tried to force his way through the skylight, he would be cut into many pieces by these super-high-energy weapons driven by the Houkai furnace.

Otto was undoubtedly very afraid of the power of the Herrscher of Constraint. Putting aside the powerful energy of the Herrscher level, once the field of constraint is unfolded, all special energies including Honkai energy will disappear in an instant within a 10-kilometer diameter range centered on the Herrscher! If Shiris directly uses this ability here, then the Destiny Headquarters, which is powered by the Honkai furnace and has an anti-gravity device, will surely fall from a height of thousands of meters! No one will survive on a floating island that is comparable to a giant city...

It is precisely because of this consideration that Otto uses the church made of special materials as the core of the tactics. In the closed space that isolates the Honkai energy, the field of restraint power cannot be spread out and can only be confined to this extremely small space. Then, the Valkyries equipped with energy jammers will besiege. These powerful elite Valkyries will naturally not be easily defeated when facing the Herrscher whose abilities are partially restricted.

Even if she could break through the siege of the Valkyries and the seal of the church, the next moment she walked out of the church, what awaited her would be the long-positioned orbital cannon attack and the main gun salvos of countless battleships! Otto here was just a remotely controlled stand-in, and he certainly didn't care about the lives of these Valkyries. For Shiris herself, regardless of whether she could activate the restraint field before these attacks fell on her, whether she could completely break through the weapons prepared by Otto, it was still unknown. No one knew, this almost crazy

What else can the bishop of the son do?

Valkyrie, mechanical weapons, and fleets. According to the memory of previous reincarnations, this is Otto's layout within the known range of Shilis. In addition, she doesn't know how much preparation this man has made to ambush her, but from this point of view, things are also very clear: after making such thorough preparations, Otto will definitely not give up easily!

Although in each previous reincarnation, the final battle between her and Otto only resulted in both sides being injured, but now Shiris has been able to see through all these arrangements, and is confident that she can crack them all with her rich experience, and use her Herrscher ability to make the floating island fall! Therefore, if she wants, theoretically, she can completely eliminate the troops of the Destiny Headquarters at a negligible cost.

However, Shiris, who has seen through the more distant future, is destined not to make such a decision again.

(Destroying the base of the Mandate Headquarters here means that the overall strength of humanity in fighting the Honkai will be reduced by nearly half! Not only the fleet and Valkyries of the Mandate Headquarters, but also the technology and research results here will be reduced to dust. In order to avenge Otto alone, paying such an unacceptable loss is too high a price...)

Otto wanted to kill himself, and the Valkyries obeyed Otto's orders. In other words, the easiest way to end this civil strife among humans is to kill this Bishop of Destiny. But unfortunately, Shiris is not able to do this with acceptable losses. Perhaps Otto, who controls the substitute, is on the other side of the earth at this moment. Moreover, the secret of the artificial Herrscher's early appearance is probably only known to this man himself...

Staring at the blond man with one arm cut off, although it was only a stand-in standing there, under the overly high-tech consciousness control, Otto's own expression and thoughts were all clearly displayed on the stand-in's face.

What does the flickering light in those emerald green eyes mean?

(As expected, you will also feel nervous... After all, if you take the initiative to challenge the dangerous Herrscher in your own base, failure means losing everything.)

If necessary, Shilis will show no mercy! Without the floating island, the headquarters that serves as the command center, even if the remaining branch forces can still compete with Anti-Entropy, Destiny will lose control of this world!

However, since everything was staked on this decision, why did Otto use a substitute to face himself instead of himself? Did he prepare a decision-making plan for failure? It must be said that even with the experience accumulated over tens of millions of years, Shirley still couldn't fully see through this contradictory guy...

The time spent thinking seems a bit too long.

"It's just one more small fish, don't get carried away!"

A familiar roar sounded as the halberd thrust forward. Looking at Maria charging with the halberd, Shirley instantly came out of her contemplative state and focused her gaze.

Unable to escape or negotiate, the way out of the situation is obvious if one does not want to cause too much unnecessary losses.

Defeat all the Valkyries here, and then have a (physical) negotiation to see if this man is willing to change his mind...

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(This is your last chance, Otto Apokalis.)

——Ding~

A clear and melodious echo suddenly sounded, as if rippling in the space. At this moment, Maria, who was about to thrust out her halberd before reaching Cialis, suddenly found that the silver-haired girl who was just dozens of meters away suddenly appeared in front of her eyes without any warning along with the golden particles! She easily avoided the thrust of the halberd. Maria's heart suddenly sounded alarm bells, and when she was about to withdraw the halberd and retreat, her hand suddenly sank.

——The silver-haired girl’s fair little hand was already pressing on the handle of the halberd that could not be retracted.

"Do you really think you can stop the Herrscher's spear?"

Gripping the long handle of the halberd tightly, the girl pulled it forward fiercely. The irresistible force carried the shocked Maria forward. She didn't even have time to let go of the halberd before she was instantly dragged in front of Shirley. The next moment, the girl's straightened palm sank into her chest, piercing through it, and a bright red blood arrow spurted out...

"—!"

"Because in the previous fight, I only used 30% of my strength. But now, I will not hold back. You can only blame your Bishop. He forced me to make this choice."

The S-class Valkyrie of Heaven's Destiny, the second candidate for Saint of the Shaniyat Family, was defeated by Shilis in one move. As the girl's bloody left hand was pulled out, Maria's figure swayed slightly, and she fell down powerlessly. The penetrating wound in her abdomen soon spread a pool of blood under her body...

The difference in strength between the Herrscher and the Valkyrie is incomparable. The strongest S-class Valkyrie may be able to fight the Herrscher, but it is undoubtedly foolish to try to fight the Herrscher alone. If Maria could stay calm and attack with her partners, she would not be so defeated by the special power of Shiris.

Easily defeated.

Rage is a warrior's instinct, and anger towards the enemy can also inspire a warrior's courage. But for a Valkyrie, she often faces beings that are much stronger than herself. At such times, meaningless anger will only be a death warrant for the Valkyrie herself.

Seeing Maria's breathing gradually weakening, Shirley frowned slightly, then turned her head away and no longer looked at the girl.

"Sister Maria..."

Everything that happened just now happened in the blink of an eye. Before the blonde girl holding the longbow could protect her sister, Maria fell silently at the feet of the Herrscher. Seeing Maria lying on the ground, an incredible grief flashed across Angelia's eyes. The next moment, the girl's red eyes were filled with violent murderous intent.

"Kill you!!"

The ice-blue collapse crystals wrapped around the longbow in her hand. She gritted her teeth and rushed forward. The crystallized blood directly pierced her skin from the inside. Blood flowed down Angelia's body, leaving red marks on her black dress. The next moment, all these red marks flew up and gathered in her hand, compressed and gathered, forming a dark red blood crystal arrow...

———Swish!

Before the arrow condensed by holy blood was put on the bowstring, a red afterimage flashed behind Angelia. At the same time as Maria attacked, Charlotte also took action. Angelia, who was standing in the front, was her primary target. With the sound of flesh being cut open, the sharp claws of the collapsed crystal structure tore Angelia's back in the blood shadow! In the five deep scars that could see the bone, even fragments of her spine could be seen...

"As an archer, remember to stand behind the vanguard. Carve this sentence on your tombstone."

"Uh-huh...!"

However, the girl paused for a moment, then turned around with eyes wide open and filled with anger. Angelia had already put a high concentration of blood crystal arrow on the bowstring. In Charlotte's indifferent eyes, the arrow tip, which had almost turned black, moved towards her heart...

Bang-!

A swing of the fist directly shook the bow wall apart, and at the same time, the left palm chopped down on her wrist holding the bow! At zero distance, Angelia, who had little combat experience, had no power to fight back, so Charlotte broke both of her arms and took away the longbow.

"Although you are inexperienced, you are still an artificial Herrscher. Human fatal injuries are meaningless to you... I will not forget this important information."

Sharp blood swords pierced around the fallen Angelica, but Charlotte had already jumped back lightly to create some distance, and returned to Shirley with the stolen longbow.