K424 of the Collapse World

The red-haired girl floated up, and four lava-like liquid flames emerged from her back, spreading out like butterfly wings. The next moment, terrifying energy far exceeding the previous level was released without reservation!

Pointing his palm at the girl in front of him, the Herrscher of Flame grinned and activated his ability. "How can I let a traitor like you who has committed unforgivable crimes die so easily?!"

--boom! !

A small ball of fire was crushed by the scarred hands of the red-haired girl. The energy compressed to the extreme exploded instantly, like a small-scale supernova explosion. The blazing red light completely enveloped the entire island and actually spread to the surrounding sea, taking in everything within this range.

This island, which is thousands of meters in diameter and as big as a small settlement, is directly on the ground.

The picture was erased.

As a Herrscher of Fire known for her pure destructive power, this level is not even her full strength. The newly born Herrscher of Fire in the last era was able to destroy the entire Australian continent within a week, and this was done without intention, just by the aftermath of her power.

For a perfect Herrscher of Fire, it would be easy for her to evaporate an island. Perhaps, even she herself did not know where the limit of this destructive power was...

The island completely disappeared, and a large amount of seawater evaporated by the residual heat filled the air, making the surroundings foggy. The Herrscher of Fire, who was floating in the air, raised his hand and a strong wind with heat waves dispersed the surrounding mist.

The unharmed blonde girl floated at the other end, with the reassembled steel wings floating behind her. She raised the spear in her hand over her shoulder, ready to throw.

Both sides knew that the powerful attack just now was just a signal before the war...

"Humph!"

The pillar of flame that reached the sky rose up again, but the Herrscher of Fire did not continue to release flames. Instead, he melted all the dissipated flames into his body, converted the heat into pure destructive energy, and then violently spread the wings of fire behind him and rushed directly towards Nina!

Although the flame wave she casually swung out was enough to melt the earth, it was not a wise move to waste power like that in a battle with a strong man of the same level. Moreover, the defense ability of the Metal Herrscher could not be broken by such a ranged radial attack.

——Whoosh!!

Turning his head to avoid the metal spear flying towards him, a hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the Herrscher of Fire.

As expected, even if he stole the complete power of the Herrscher, this counterfeit that had not undergone sublimation was ultimately just a child who had the power but could not use it!

The Herrscher of Fire opened his eyes wide, and was about to speed up and rush to Nina, but the next moment, the end of the metal spear that had passed by her suddenly disintegrated and instantly reorganized into a chain with a sharp hook, which pierced into her neck and wrapped around her. The huge impact force attached to the spear pulled her backwards and dragged her to the sea.

The Herrscher of Fire's pupils shrank, and she immediately released the destructive energy in her hands to cut the chains, steadying her body in the air. However, before she could regroup, the blonde girl in the distance raised her hand, and countless metal chains suddenly broke through the sea surface, tightly imprisoning the unprepared Herrscher of Fire.

584 Dead End >>

"Little tricks!"

The bound Herrscher of Fire did not panic, but only frowned and snorted. The next moment, as the red energy wave vibrated out from her, the seemingly indestructible silver-white chains evaporated directly.

The out-of-body structure could not be blessed by the complete Herrscher's energy, so the Herrscher of Fire simply detonated the energy in his body again and easily destroyed the chains.

"call......"

A large amount of Honkai energy was released instantly, and the Herrscher of Flame's energy control inevitably paused for a moment, but in the next moment, Nina seized the moment when she was unprepared and attacked her, piercing her heart with a silver metal blade!

“Ugh! You…!”

Looking at the blonde girl who had come to him without him noticing, the Herrscher of Flame showed a flash of surprise in his eyes, and then he punched Nina in the face. Facing the enemy's counterattack, the blonde girl took it without dodging or avoiding it!

Nina was hit head-on by the flaming fist, but her head just tilted. Some small cracks appeared on her left face, and a few shiny metal fragments fell.

"Isn't the core here..."

She muttered to herself, not caring about the crack on her cheek, twisted the sharp blade in her hand, fiercely gouged out the heart of the Herrscher of Fire, and tore towards the armpit!

The red-haired girl clenched her teeth in pain, but she did not immediately burst out with strength to shake the opponent away. Instead, she gathered the energy of the Herrscher on her right hand and stabbed Nina's heart, which was glowing blue, with her hand knife.

"..."

This time, the blonde girl did not resist. Instead, she used her free hand to unfold a metal shield and faced the oncoming knife head-on.

Along with the deafening high-frequency sound waves, visible shock waves vibrated and turned into heat waves of strong winds that spread from both sides of the shield, creating huge waves behind the blonde girl.

Nina could ignore any non-lethal attack, but if the temporary energy source in her heart was destroyed, she would probably lose her ability to move instantly.

Although she had already embarked on a fatal journey from which there was no turning back, she did not intend to let her efforts go to waste before facing death.

Resisting the incoming knife attack, Nina swung out the sharp blade in her hand again, colliding with the Herrscher of Flame's heavy fist. The extremely fast confrontation left countless afterimages around...

The strongest attack and the strongest defense, the confrontation between the two Herrschers with these two extreme abilities is bound to become a war of attrition. In this case, the Herrscher of Fire must abandon the large-scale attacks that he is best at, and only by concentrating the destructive energy on one point can he break the defense of the Herrscher of Metal.

The same is true for the Metal Herrscher. She is relatively not good at attacking, and only in such close combat can she have a chance to attack.

The Herrscher of Fire deals effective blows.

The devastating energy of the Herrscher continued to explode in a small area, and the vacuum area caused by the strong impact formed a huge elliptical pit in the sea area of ​​several kilometers where the two were. Not a trace of seawater could invade this terrifying pressure field.

After only a few minutes of fighting, the original archipelago had disappeared without a trace, and the ocean currents of the entire Atlantic Ocean had been completely disrupted. In addition, the energy emitted from the Herrscher of Fire was enough to cause irreversible effects on the climate of Europe.

"What's wrong, onee-san? If you want to hurt me, this is far from enough."

"Shut up......!"

The Herrscher of Fire gradually developed more wounds on her body. The pain and the constant consumption of her strength made her irritable, and the accuracy and strength of her attacks became weaker and weaker. On the other hand, the blonde girl on the other side had her Herrscher's spiritual outfit in tatters, and her skin was covered with cracks, like a broken porcelain doll. However, even in this miserable state, she still had an expressionless face, and continued to attack by exchanging injuries for injuries.

(No! If this continues...)

Nina, who was about to die, naturally had no worries. No matter how seriously injured she was, her only goal was to destroy the Herrscher of Fire. But the Herrscher of Fire was different. Although she was also prepared to fight with all her strength, she was holding back in order to complete her mission, so she naturally lacked the determination to fight to the bitter end.

As the situation gradually reversed, no matter how arrogant the Herrscher of Flame was, he had to consider changing his strategy...

Just as I had initially thought, I could easily win by using my mobility to escape Nina's attack range and then delay until the moment when she ran out of Honkai energy.

However, her dignity as a herrscher prevented her from making a decision...

--laugh

She soon paid the price for her momentary distraction. The sharp metal blade pierced her lower abdomen. Under Nina's control, the blade deformed and turned into countless spikes that burst into the body of the Herrscher of Fire, directly twisting her abdomen into a bloody mess!

"what......!"

Ignoring the red-haired girl's shrill screams, Nina's cold eyes were filled with murderous intent. She stabbed the girl's throat with the other sword, gripping the hilt tightly and infusing the strongest Houkai energy into the two blades, intending to end the battle with this blow.

No matter how strong the Herrscher's vitality is, if he is cut into three pieces in an instant, he will not be able to recover in a short time...

All I have to do now is continue to suppress her and break her core, and everything will be over.

Nina thought silently, ignoring the Herrscher of Flame's desperate counterattack. She only needed to push away her two swords, and she could dismember the Herrscher in front of her in one fell swoop.

At this time, a faint blue feather floated in the wind and merged into the blue sky...

585 The Short-lived Herrscher

Nina was stunned while keeping her two swords apart.

"Eh......?"

What I was facing was a vast grassland. Unknown wild flowers bloomed among the green grass, embellishing this green field.

"what happened?"

Bathed in the warm sunshine, the cool breeze blew on the girl's face. Nina frowned. Although the Herrscher of Flame who was pierced by the sharp blade had disappeared, she did not relax her vigilance.

The girl looked at her hands. The hands that were severely burned by the flames of destruction and could only be filled with metal had completely disappeared. In addition, her spiritual clothing made of the energy of the Herrscher had also turned into a long-sleeved white lace dress, which was her most common clothing...

Nina lowered her head and looked at the wild flowers on the ground. Not only was there the warm sunshine and the breeze on her face, she could clearly feel the soft soil under her feet and the wild flowers with their fragrance. All of this was so real...

Wait, feelings?!

Nina suddenly opened her eyes wide, looked at her own fair and tender little hands, and squeezed them hard, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Suffering from analgesia, she cannot feel any physical sensations related to touch. Whether it is pain and itching, or cold and heat, in her impression, they originally only exist in the descriptions in books.

But now, she could actually feel these things! There was no sign, as if she could feel them as a matter of course. The sense of touch that she had always dreamed of was restored so easily.

Is it an illusion? But everyone has said that people are unconscious in dreams. So, what is going on with my current situation?

"Besides, I just clearly..."

Recalling her recent experience, Nina's brows furrowed even deeper. Suddenly, as her mind was in a trance for a short time, something appeared in her mind, and the memory of the battle just now became blurred. The shocked expression of the Herrscher of Flame when he was injured a few seconds ago also began to fade in her mind, as if a long time had passed...

Disaster, collapse, Herrscher... these words and knowledge also became much more unfamiliar in Nina's mind, as if they had already disappeared from her mind.

It has been forgotten for a long time, and I just recalled it just now.

"What on earth is this..."

Nina hugged her head tightly, trying to sink her consciousness into the depths of her mind, trying to find clues from these vague memories. However, just as she was about to touch those memories that faded into the edge of her mind, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind her.

"Nina! Did you fall asleep on the grass again?!"

The girl's voice with a hint of complaint reached her ears, and Nina suddenly came back to her senses. The memories that had been gradually connected were thrown behind her again, and were gradually covered by new cognitions...

Turning around with an expression of disbelief, she saw the green-haired girl in the short skirt uniform standing in front of a small house, looking at her with a worried look on her face.

"Iselin...?"

"Hmm? Nina, are you confused from sleeping? Why do you look so dazed? Do you have a fever?"

As she spoke, Iselin moved closer and put her forehead against Nina's. As she moved, Nina once again felt the "touch" that was familiar yet strange to her.

warmth......

"It's not hot at all. It's actually lower than my body temperature! Nina, please don't scare me. I finally cured your pain syndrome. Please don't have any weird problems again!"

Seeing Nina's absent-minded and dazed expression, the green-haired girl became panicked. Hearing the anxious and worried voice, Nina finally came to her senses and gently held Iselin's hand.

"I'm fine, Iselin."

"Really? But what happened to you just now......"

Facing the green-haired girl's concern, Nina tilted her head and thought for a moment, then smiled slightly and got the answer from her memory.

"Nothing, I just dreamed about something from the past."

That's right, the collapse ended two years ago. He defeated the Herrscher of Flame and survived miraculously. He cooperated with Destiny and Anti-Entropy to destroy the Herrscher that came later, and completely ended the disaster of the collapse; Iselin also cured her painlessness and stayed by his side...

"Hmm... Nina, are you thinking about the Honkai War again? This is no small matter! Post-war psychological syndrome or something... Do you want to go back to the Far East in advance and find a psychiatrist to help you?"

Looking at the green-haired girl who was just as nagging as she remembered, Nina's frown gradually relaxed and she smiled faintly. At this moment, her fierce aura as a Herrscher was completely put away, as if she had completely turned into an ordinary girl.

"It's not impossible... But if I go back so early, my rare vacation will end early. Is that okay?"

"Ugh...but you..."

"I'm fine, Iselin, as long as I can be with you..."

Holding Iselin's little hand, Nina took a step forward and hugged the green-haired girl in front of her into her arms.

"Whatever happens, I'm willing to accept it."

She whispered softly, pressed her face against the girl in her arms, and closed her eyes with a happy smile.

The passing time is frozen in this moment and becomes eternal...

——Puff

The sword pierced through the blonde girl's defenseless chest, and the Herrscher of Heart withdrew his hand expressionlessly. In his palm lay a dull silver-white crystal.

In front of her, the girl with her chest torn open shook, and the steel wings behind her slowly disintegrated, turning into free-flowing Honkai energy and dissipating. As her empty eyes completely lost their spirit, Nina's body fell down and sank into the turbulent sea.

585 The short-lived Herrscher>>

Until the moment before she was swallowed by the waves, the girl had a faint smile on her lips, as if she had already achieved the most perfect happiness...

"You're too careless."

The pink-haired girl raised her head, glanced at the Herrscher of Fire who was still in shock, and spoke softly.

The Herrscher of Fire raised his eyebrows and subconsciously wanted to open his mouth to refute, but looking at his bruised and battered body, he was unable to utter those brave words after all, and in the end, only one word was left.

"......Thanks."

Without the awareness of going down with the enemy, she had already lost from the moment she confronted Nina head-on.

As the Metal Herrscher died, her structure also turned into Houkai energy and dispersed. After the blades on her lower abdomen and neck disappeared, the Flame Herrscher mobilized energy to repair her wounds while looking at the crystal in the pink-haired girl's hand.

"Is this... the core of that guy?"

"No, it's just a nucleus."

The pink-haired girl shook her head. Her face seemed expressionless, but her eyes revealed a trace of emotion. Recalling the inexplicable special feelings between the two girls, a seed of confusion took root in her heart.

"She destroyed her Herrscher Core, releasing all the Houkai energy in the crystal at once, and reconstructed the energy into a pseudo-core that is easier to control.

, and now it has reached its limit.”

Having said that, she exerted a little force with her fingertips, and the dull silver crystals turned into powder under the pressure, leaving a few stars in the sea breeze.

"With this level of reserve energy, she can only fight with all her strength for a few minutes. Perhaps, if you can just hold on for another ten seconds, she will stop functioning even if I don't take action..."

Watching the tiny specks of crystal dust drifting away with the sea breeze, the pink-haired girl closed her eyes. When she opened them again, the faint blue light in her pupils had disappeared.

"..."