K424 of the Collapse World

However, it was a coincidence that Siegfried arrived right after I arrived at Kiana's house. Could it be that she and that man really had some kind of fate?

Bah! What a mess of things are you thinking about...

"This guy... chose this moment...!"

Kiana was obviously unhappy about Siegfried's visit. It was a rare opportunity for her to be alone with Shirley, but she didn't expect...

"Hey, Kiana, how can you call your father a 'guy'? As for Siegfried... I haven't seen him for a long time, so this is a good opportunity. Go open the door, Kiana. It seems that we need to add a few more dishes..."

Shirley didn't care. Putting aside the embarrassing history of pretending to be Cecilia, she and Siegfried were comrades who had fought side by side. She also wanted to see if the relationship between the father and daughter had improved during her absence...

Well, everything would be fine as long as that guy doesn't call her by Cecilia's name.

565 Charlotte and Misunderstanding

"Xiaoxia! Xiaoxia!"

"Um...what are you doing?"

"Look over there! The Tianming transport team has arrived. We must quickly prepare..."

"Well... sorry, I saw it two minutes ago. Why would I play with the bow and arrow if my eyesight is not as good as yours?"

"Then why not earlier..."

"What's the point if I'm the only one who saw it? But now, since it's already within your field of vision, it's time."

"Ah~ Is that so? Anyway, hurry up and grab those things!"

"I know, I know... Stop shaking me. Don't you know how tight your grip is? You're almost dislocating my arm!"

"Obviously, it's because Xiao Xia's body is too delicate..."

“Who is delicate…! Humph, stop talking nonsense, you know what to do, right? Our only target is the goods, don’t kill people randomly!”

"I know. We just need to follow the so-called ranger's principles, right? Let's go. Cover me, Charlotte."

"Umm...Lucia!"

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"Thank you! Thank you so much. If these things were really taken away by those robbers, our village would be completely ruined..."

"Great! We have all our food back... We must hide it well this time and never let those damn tin can bandits steal it again!"

"Yes! Thanks to little girl Charlotte... With you in our Nottingham town, I don't know how much more reliable you are than those knights of destiny!"

"You're welcome, uncle. Besides, this time it's not just my credit!"

"What? Wait! Could this blonde lady in armor be...?"

"Don't worry~ This isn't a destined bandit, her name is Lucia, and she's my partner!"

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"Speaking of which...Lulu."

"Ok?"

"You were a knight of Destiny not long ago, right? But when we were robbing Destiny's goods, why did it seem like you were more enthusiastic than me?"

"Eh...Is that so? But this is what Xiao Xia has to do, right?"

"That's right... But Lulu, if you don't like this, don't force yourself. After all, it must be very uncomfortable to be enemies with your former comrades. If it's just a transport team, I can do it alone..."

"Hehe~ Xiao Xia, have you forgotten how badly you lost the fight with me a month ago?"

"Nonsense...Nonsense! Not every knight of destiny is as powerful as you. For ordinary guys like you, I just want..."

"Yeah, Xiao Xia is the best~"

"What's the meaning of this coaxing tone? Don't forget that I'm already seventeen years old! Woo...Hate you, Lulu, I almost got led astray by you again! Anyway, you don't have to accompany me every time when I rob Tianming..."

"That won't work. Xiao Xia is posing

You can’t take mine off~!”

"Ah! Stop rubbing my hair! Really, how can I tell you..."

"Haha~ Don't worry about me, Xiaoxia. We have all seen the evil deeds of the Knights of Destiny. I also know what some of the priests of Destiny have done. They can take away the property of the townspeople at will under the pretext of church taxes and indulgences. What's the difference between such behavior and robbery? I hate the hypocritical and corrupt Church of Destiny, so I left it. I won't feel any guilt for attacking those robbers wearing monk robes and knight armor, and then returning the property to everyone~!"

"I see...but why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Hehehe~ "Flower Knight" disdains to associate with those who bully the weak. But... the more important reason is that Xiaoxia is my most precious friend..."

"Eh? Lulu, did you say anything just now?"

"Hmm~~ What did I say? I don't know~"

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"Damn it! Run away... Lulu, you can't defeat it! This wolf-shaped monster is different from ordinary guys...!"

"You can tell at a glance. This guy is mentioned in the records of Destiny, and the emperor-level Honkai beasts don't have such a strong pressure. Hehe... It's a bit bad. My hands are shaking. I haven't felt this way for a long time. This is indeed an unprecedented strong enemy."

"Lulu! What do you want to do?! Don't go over there! Idiot! Don't you understand what I'm saying? Hurry up..."

"It's you who should run away, Xiao Xia. This is not a forest. You can't run away from this four-legged guy with your short legs."

"Don't...Lulu, I can't..."

"Stay alive, Charlotte..."

"..."

"Come on! Judgment-level Honkai beast... Demon Wolf Fenrir, your opponent is me!"

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Under the starry sky dyed red by the raging fire, the roar of the giant beast resounded through the sky and shook the wasteland. The young knight raised her sword high and charged towards the invincible Honkai beast...

These vivid images in my mind cannot be faded in the slightest even after five hundred years.

Slowly lowering her head and looking at the bed sheets wet with tears, the red-haired girl sitting in front of the bed wiped her red eyes and chuckled at herself.

"This is really outrageous... Shouldn't I be happy to see you again in my dreams?"

The girl stood up and paced slowly in the ward, her wolf ears drooping slightly and her crimson tail hanging listlessly under her hips.

The physical mutation caused by the fusion of the "Heart of Fenrir" made the tragic battle more clearly engraved in her mind.

"Huchi..."

Perhaps because of the dream just now, Charlotte was feeling a little irritable. Although she wanted to go out and relax, she still stayed in Jiuxiao's ward and continued to take care of the girl who was awakening the stigmata because of Shilis's instructions.

"It's okay... Their power will definitely revive you! The power of creation can even rebuild a body of a person who has been shattered to pieces, let alone you who has been completely frozen and preserved."

Standing in front of the window, Charlotte looked at the dim sky in the evening, her eyes slightly narrowed, and her amber vertical pupils gradually condensed.

"That's right, Shirley... That girl will never break her promise. As long as I destroy her enemies as promised, she will keep her promise and complete the final deal..."

She murmured to herself, her eyes that used to be full of intelligence and cunning were now as deep as the abyss.

No matter how hard you arm yourself, the softest part of your heart will remain. For the purest feeling, you will give everything you have!

565 Charlotte and Misunderstanding>>

As her mind was rippling, the girl's wolf tail swayed slowly, as if she had regained her spirit. At this moment, a smooth and slender hand suddenly grasped Charlotte's tail!

"...?"

The pinched tail stopped shaking, but the wolf-eared girl was only slightly stunned. She did not show any embarrassment or even the slightest discomfort.

The extra body parts generated by the Honkai gene mutation are indeed extremely sensitive in the early stages of their life, but after a period of adaptation, the sense of touch of the new parts will slowly return to normal and become like the skin on the hands and feet.

Aside from some psychological reasons, no one would blush when their palms were touched. Therefore, even if their tail was tightly grasped, for Charlotte now, it was just the same as being grabbed by the wrist.

In this ward, there was no one else except Jiuxiao who was unconscious on the bed and Charlotte who was in charge of taking care of him. Therefore, there was no need to think too much about who would sneak attack him at this time.

"Oh? Are you awake, Miss Houraiji..."

As she was talking, Charlotte was about to turn around. However, to her surprise,

The hand that was holding his tail suddenly clenched mercilessly at this moment!

Crunch...

Charlotte frowned slightly as the tailbone trembled as the palm of her hand clenched it. Although having her tail grabbed no longer made her feel sore and weak all over, it was still quite painful to have the soft tail flesh pinched so hard.

Isn't this a bit too much?

With a slightly dissatisfied expression, Charlotte turned her head to see what the young lady from Penglai Temple was going to do. However, when she saw the figure lying on the bed with his arms outstretched, her pupils shrank suddenly.

"Penglai Temple Jiuxiao, you...?!"

Jiuxiao was still the same, with purple and red long hair draped over her slender body, her bangs half-covering her delicate and tender face, and her body curves looming under her thin silk pajamas, which were inexplicably attractive. But Charlotte didn't pay attention to these, her eyes were completely focused on Jiuxiao's purple eyes.

The girl's eyes were empty, without any light of intelligence, just like a walking corpse...

"Hiss... Ugh!"

Jiuxiao, who had lost his mind, let out a low roar, tore Charlotte's tail hard, dragged the wolf-eared girl over, grabbed her neck with his other hand, and pressed the girl's petite body heavily on the bed.

“Go to hell…..Go to hell!”

"What a pity, Miss Horaiji, it seems you didn't make it..."

Jiuxiao's hand that was pinching Charlotte's throat was already throbbing with veins, and he kept increasing his strength, as if he could break the wolf-eared girl's slender neck in the next moment. However, the wolf-eared girl whose throat was stuck still had a calm expression, and even her cold voice had no effect at all.

The small body that condenses the power of a Judgment-level Honkai beast will not be destroyed by such a weak force.

Looking coldly at Jiuxiao, who had an empty look in his eyes but a crazy expression, Charlotte sighed, slowly raised her hand, and grasped Jiuxiao's wrist. With her physical strength, she only needed to exert a little force to crush the body of the dead man into pulp...

"Um?!"

Charlotte, who was planning to put this idea into practice, was surprised when she touched Jiuxiao's skin! She could feel that Jiuxiao's body was still human and had not been corroded to the point of death!

How is this possible? Before the will is eroded by the Honkai, the body cells must be filled with Honkai energy first. But Jiuxiao has obviously lost his mind, but his body has not been infected by the Honkai energy at all. This is obviously unreasonable...

“Ah!! Humans…die! Die…!”

Moreover, humans who have become dead warriors seem to have no ability to speak, right?

Looking at the dark blood-red lines on Jiuxiao's skin gradually covering his entire body and slowly becoming brighter, Charlotte seemed to have discovered something and her eyes lit up. She remained suppressed and pondered for a moment before her amber eyes narrowed.

"This is... the stigmata! So that's how it is. Your loss of control is not caused by Honkai, but the influence of the remaining will of the stigmata? Haha... Such a strong hostility is directed at humans? I'm really curious, what kind of ruthless character would the previous holder of this inherited stigmata be..."

Letting go of Jiuxiao's wrist, Charlotte stretched out her hands, grabbed Jiuxiao's shoulders, turned over, and easily pressed Jiuxiao down.

“Die…Ah!!”

Looking at Jiuxiao who was struggling frantically, Charlotte restrained the purple-haired girl's waving arms, lifted them above her head and pressed them down, then quickly leaned down, opened her small mouth, pierced Jiuxiao's shoulder with her sharp fangs, and began to madly absorb the runaway Honkai energy from the holy scar from her blood!

"Hmm! Uh..."

After Charlotte roughly took away the Honkai energy, the power of the stigma that controlled Jiuxiao quickly weakened. As the strength of his struggle weakened, Jiuxiao's body quickly collapsed. His lifeless eyes showed a slight ripple, and then closed again due to fatigue. After a while, the sound of slightly weak and even breathing came from under the wolf-eared girl.

Although the stigmata went berserk, it was not a big problem. As long as a certain amount of Honkai energy was taken away, it could be stabilized again. However, what to do next was not something Charlotte could decide.

(Just tell Shiris directly. Her understanding of Honkai energy must be better than mine. With her ability, she is more suitable to solve Miss Horaiji's problem.)

While thinking, Charlotte continued to confirm the amount of Honkai energy stored in the Nine Heavens Stigma. Just when she thought she could stop, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door...

——Bang! !

Before Charlotte could react, the door of the ward was pushed open, and a girl with smooth black hair and furry cat ears on her head rushed in, looking around anxiously.

"What's going on?! I just heard someone shouting, it seemed to be near here..."

As her sight caught the two people on the hospital bed, Asakura Miyuki's pupils instantly dilated, and her voice gradually became stiff.

At that moment, two blushes quickly flew onto her cheeks.

Jiuxiao, her pajamas in disarray, was lying on her back on the bed, her purple-red hair spread out; a red-haired, wolf-eared girl was riding on her waist, holding Jiuxiao's hands and pressing them over her head, bending over her, seemingly doing something unsightly...

Asakura Miyuki, who was bullied by bullies in high school, is extremely sensitive to certain things. The moment she saw this scene, she had already made up her mind.

"You...you you you shameless vixen! Get off Lord Jiuxiao immediately!"

"..."

566 Girl's Troubles

(Alas, unnecessary trouble...)

Charlotte sighed inwardly as she watched the girl who broke into the room from the corner of her eyes. When she absorbed Kyushu's Houkai energy, she instinctively relaxed her perception of the surroundings. Otherwise, she would have noticed the moment Asakura Miyuki, a pseudo-hersr, stepped into the medical area of ​​Saint Freya.

"Did you hear that? Let Master Jiuxiao go!"