K424 of the Collapse World

Seeing the pink-haired girl suddenly smile, the Herrscher of Fire was somewhat puzzled. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but at that moment, she seemed to see a fleeting and wonderful fluctuation in those deep blue pupils.

“Your voice can be conveyed even without being face to face.”

“I like looking people in the eye because eyes don’t lie.”

"..."

"Don't worry, I won't continue the previous topic."

The Herrscher of the Heart smiled, looked at the red-haired girl who deliberately looked away, and gently folded his arms across his chest.

"Can you do me a favor, Chloe?"

"what's up?"

"It's a bit cold all of a sudden, can you lend me some warmth?"

The pink-haired girl requested, with nothing else visible in her sincere eyes.

"This level of low temperature is nothing to the Herrscher's body, right? A little bit of Honkai energy can eliminate the effects of the cold."

"Is that so? Perhaps it's because the Herrscher of the Heart has a special physique. After all, I'm a weakling who is terrible at direct combat and can only hide behind the scenes and manipulate people's hearts."

"Tsk..."

"By the way, it's best not to set a fire. The terrain here can't withstand your power, and the heat source can easily expose our position. Human technological products are very troublesome."

Looking at the Herrscher of Fire who stretched out one hand as if ready to release power, the pink-haired girl shook her head and interrupted, hooking her finger at the frowning red-haired girl, the meaning of which was self-evident.

In response, the Herrscher of Fire simply shrugged, said nothing more, and walked straight over to fulfill his companion's small request.

"Is this okay?"

The red-haired girl whispered, letting the Herrscher of Heart hold her in his arms, pressing their bodies against each other,

Intertwined with pink hair.

Hmm...it feels like a strange sense of déjà vu, but there seem to be some subtle differences.

"Well, that's good."

Burying her head on the other's shoulder, the pink-haired girl murmured softly and slightly tightened her arms around the other's back.

(The feeling of a real hug is different from an illusion...)

"As expected of a Herrscher of Fire who controls fire, this is really heartwarming."

"But you don't seem to be cold..."

"Maybe I'm more sensitive to cold."

The pink-haired girl spoke softly, maintaining her movements and not letting go for a long time. The tiny seed left in her heart by the illusion of the Metal Herrscher sprouted tenderly.

"Chloe."

"Ok?"

"Can you tell me what Chloe was like as a human?"

Hearing this, the red-haired girl was stunned. She was surprisingly not angry about this topic that touched her bottom line, and a hint of complicated emotions flashed in her red eyes that were burning like flames.

"... was just a fool who was robbed of everything and buried in the flames."

"Everything was robbed...?"

The Herrscher of the Heart murmured and repeated, once again recalling the two girls embracing each other and sinking into eternity in that illusion.

To them, each other is everything to the other, right?

The pink-haired girl closed her eyes and hugged the girl in her arms even tighter.

“maybewewasabouttosinkintothequicksandofsin…”

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Nothing, just something that comes to mind."

She shook her head gently, and her fluctuating dark blue pupils returned to their dead-calm calmness.

"No matter what happens, I will never betray you."

"Isn't that a matter of course?"

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At this moment, at the highest point of the polar iceberg, a tiny white creature was hidden among the white ice. Its size and appearance, like a winged insect, allowed it to be perfectly hidden in the tiny ice cracks. Its single pink and purple eye stared far away at the two figures hugging each other in the distance below.

A breakthrough-level Honkai beast, but its size is unusually small.

The crisscross cracks on the white crystalline wings seemed to record a distant story...

591 The Ruler of Reason

In a private lounge of me company, a brown-haired man in a coat leaned back in a chair, looking directly at the petite girl standing opposite him.

"Please take a seat, Dr. Iselin."

Holding the teacup in his hand, Walter's voice was as serious and capable as when he was working, as if this was not his personal room, but the same combat meeting room as before.

"..."

"Don't think too much. Just say whatever you want to say. You waited for me there. What's the urgent matter, Dr. Iselin?"

Although Walter was not a strict leader, in many cases, when facing familiar colleagues, his attitude was even like that of a good friend.

But now, the situation is different. When he first saw the green-haired girl's eyes, Walter already understood that what the two sides were going to discuss next could not be based on the relationship of "friends".

"Nina is dead."

The green-haired girl lowered her head, her lips trembling, and her messy and twisted light green curls like seaweed covered her eyes.

"While she was fighting with all her might, I knew nothing. It was Miss Shilis who noticed it first, but I was unable to save her life..."

The girl spoke softly, her usually reserved and gentle voice with a hint of uneasiness now turned cold and hoarse, like the last remaining foam in a dried-up well, mixed with damp and rotten soil, announcing the despair of a thirsty person.

"I'm so sorry, Doctor."

"..."

Faced with Iselin's silence, Walter pondered for a moment, then looked at the girl with a confused look, and his expression eased a little.

"Your friend is amazing."

"She was able to resist the erosion of Honkai and control her Herrscherization with her own will. She also defended the entire city from the attack of a perfect Herrscher. I'm afraid I can't do such a thing. If she can survive, she should be a very reliable partner... Alas, things are really unpredictable."

"Um......"

"Also, Miss Hillis also feels very guilty about this. I hope you won't blame her."

"No, I don't blame Miss Hillis. On the contrary, I am grateful to her... If it weren't for her, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to see Nina's body."

Iselin shook her head, took out a strip of silver-white metal from the pocket of her stained white coat, and held it tightly in her palm.

"This is?"

"A small piece of the Metal Herrscher's wing is also part of Nina's body. Thanks to Little Silis

Sister, she can come back to me again..."

Having said this, Iselin suddenly paused and closed her lips.

"I'm sorry, Lord Alliance Leader. I came here to tell you something important, but I just said some meaningless words."

"No problem, Doctor."

Looking at the haggard young girl, Walter's tone was still serious, but it also had a hint of concern.

"So, what are you going to tell me?"

"Master Alliance Leader, I want to escape from anti-entropy."

Following the girl’s calm but resolute voice, Walter’s eyes suddenly opened, and a look of surprise suddenly flashed across his pupils.

Even though he had imagined many possibilities, Walter had never imagined that this talented girl came to him specifically to inform him of her intention to resign.

"...Of course there is no problem. The anti-entropy of the alliance system does not force members to decide whether to stay or leave. However, before approving, can I know your reasons, Ms. Levi Hughes?"

Although he was surprised, Walter still maintained a calm and peaceful tone and asked Iselin the last question. Of course, even if the girl in front of him did not answer, Walter would not say much, but he was naturally a little regretful that this genius known as the "Star of the Century" chose to leave.

From another perspective, Iselin's choice is not unreasonable. After all, even though she has talents no less than Tesla and Einstein, she is just a 17-year-old girl. It is understandable that she is discouraged about the cause of fighting against Honkai due to the death of her best friend...

Looking at the girl who lowered her head and seemed not to want to talk, Walter sighed with a wry smile, took out his personal terminal, and planned to immediately transfer the files for Iselin. At this moment, the green-haired girl spoke softly.

"Because...I plan to join the destiny, Mr. Walter."

"Varied...?!"

Hearing the girl's sudden response, Walter's astonished expression was revealed unconcealed, and he didn't even hold the terminal firmly in his hand, and it fell directly to the ground.

"Are you...are you serious?"

Looking at the girl's serious eyes without hesitation, Walter gradually put away his surprised expression, and a complicated and helpless bitter smile appeared on his face.

“I’ve done a lot of research on my body during these days.”

Before Walter could ask again, the green-haired girl took the initiative to speak.

"While checking my genetic blueprint, I discovered that there was an obvious reaction to the stigma factor in my genes."

"what?!"

Walter opened his eyes wide. This doctor...is actually also the holder of the stigmata?

"Although I am not good at studying stigmata, based on the theory of the Destiny Organization, it can be confirmed that I do have the inherited stigmata on my body."

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Looking at the surprised Walter, there was no wave in Iselin's voice. Obviously, as a scientist, this discovery was an absolutely certain conclusion for her.

"I want to develop the stigmata in my body. Compared to Anti-Entropy, Destiny has a more thorough study of the stigmata system, so I plan to join the Destiny organization and use Destiny to discover the power of this stigmata."

"To activate the power of the stigmata... do you want to become a Valkyrie?"

"That's about right. I've seen another possibility in myself, but I don't want it to go to waste."

Holding the metal fragment tightly in her hand, Iselin slowly opened her eyes. In those icy blue pupils, an unprecedented strong determination condensed in the girl's eyes, completely sealing off her previous fear and cowardice!

"If the power of this stigma is strong... then I will join Shiris's team as a combatant and pierce this piece of metal into the heart of the Herrscher of Fire with my own hands!"

"you......"

Staring blankly at the determined little girl, the truth of the matter once again exceeded Walter's expectations.

It turned out to be like this...

This timid and weak little girl actually wants to face the Herrscher and avenge her friend? !

"Moreover, even if the stigmata's combat capability is not strong enough, I can still improve the anti-entropy mechanical technology by studying the knowledge of this original stigmata. Mr. Alliance Leader, whether it is fighting the Herrscher or improving technology, my choice is always beneficial to the cause of fighting the Honkai. If it were you, you should be able to approve of my decision, right?"

Looking directly into the girl's eyes, Walter was actually somewhat speechless. Looking at those ice-blue eyes that were filled with both rationality and hatred, he seemed to see again the day he would never forget.

Under the sunset of Manhattan, the boy, driven by hatred and responsibility, took the gray-white crystal of will from the bloody hand of the blue-haired man...

"I remember that when you encountered the Honkai Beast before, you were so scared that you couldn't even walk..."

"I have realized something."

Looking at the determined girl, Walter had no doubt that even if Xing Maer came to stop her at this moment,

It is destined to be impossible to change this girl's mind.

As she said, she has already realized this...

"But you should also know that the Herrscher of Death's power of creation can revive the dead, right?"

"But that power is currently incomplete, as Miss Hill herself admitted. Moreover, rather than researching a method of resurrection, I now want to make the Herrscher who killed Nina pay the price and put an end to this damned Honkai Impact."

"Yeah......"

"Since Nina is willing to sacrifice herself to protect the city, then... I will inherit her will and fight to protect human civilization while taking revenge on the Herrscher."

Iselin replied in a deep voice, looking into Walter's turbulent eyes, waiting for his final reply.

Looking into the girl's eyes, after careful consideration, Walter made a decision in his heart.

Perhaps this is an opportunity...

"Iseline Levithus."