K424 of the Collapse World

"..."

The girl's voice echoed in her mind like telepathy, but the Herrscher's follower, who was several hundred meters away, just lowered her head. Facing the unstoppable and powerful Valkyrie, she no longer had the courage to fight against her.

Using the remaining Honkai creatures to delay, she boarded a larger Advance-level Honkai beast and was about to leave the battlefield as quickly as possible to return to her master and companions. But the next moment, the voice that had just sounded in her mind was already close to her ears!

"Unfortunately, you can't escape..."

In the space composed of black chaos, messy stone pillars are placed randomly on the horizontal walls, ignoring the rules of gravity to build a long bridge in the air. All kinds of debris fill the gaps to pave the road smoothly.

Walking in this twisted and chaotic area, the black-haired girl looked ahead blankly.

It seemed like a reflection of her mind.

The confused girl had no idea that this long bridge extending infinitely in the darkness was completely upside down compared to the surrounding building ruins.

She walked forward along the stone pillar, hanging upside down, as if the bridge itself had gravity, and did not fall into the infinite abyss of darkness.

The girl walked along the only road, and time seemed to have lost its meaning. Perhaps it was dozens of days, perhaps decades, after walking for an unknown amount of time, she finally reached the end of the road.

602 Torn Heart>>

The petite silver-haired figure stood with her back to her, silently standing in front of the endless abyss at the end of the long bridge. The moment she saw this silver-haired figure, the girl's frozen thoughts instantly broke free of the shackles of something and resumed flowing.

"Siris...Mistress?"

The black-haired girl - Asakura Miyuki murmured, her drooping ears quickly raised, and she stretched out her hand towards the silver-haired girl in front of her.

laugh......

But the next moment, the piercing pain from her chest made her eyes freeze.

The golden spear pierced through her body. The silver-haired girl holding the spear had hatred in her eyes. Blood continued to seep out from her red sclera, staining her holy dress blood-red.

"Traitor...you killed us all."

"..."

Asakura Miyuki looked at the silver-haired girl in front of her, and the shock in her eyes slowly returned to calm. Being abandoned and misunderstood by that person was what she feared the most, but now, everything in front of her could not move her at all.

She remembered that she was captured by the Herrscher's followers. After enduring their mental control, the real Herrscher of the Heart appeared before her...

"It's useless, Herrscher of the Heart. Your illusions will never defeat me."

Miyuki pulled out the spear from her chest, sharp claws extended from her fingertips, and without hesitation, she dug out the silver-haired girl's heart and crushed it in her hands!

Lady Shilis in the illusion is just a puppet created by the Herrscher, so there is no need to worry about her.

The scene in front of him suddenly changed; the splattering blood and the silver-haired girl falling into the abyss disappeared, and his vision returned to a familiar yet unfamiliar place - the starting point of the illusion, the entrance to the inverted bridge.

Every time she destroyed the Herrscher of the Heart's puppet, or stumbled into the abyss "above", she would be thrown back to the beginning, and once again travel the long distance of several years to where the fake was.

There is no point in stopping, you can only move forward along the only path. In this illusory space, the Herrscher of the Heart can set all the laws at will, including the scale of the illusory world and the passage of time...

The reason why I lost my mind in the endless time was because I stopped. And the Herrscher can also do this kind of interference at any time.

However, how many times has this happened? His consciousness has been interfered with again and again, and he suddenly wakes up when he sees "Cylis". What is the meaning of such a cycle? No matter what he does, he is being played around by the Herrscher, right?

(No... that's not right! Since the Herrscher can't directly reshape my will, I must persevere...!)

......

"Shameful traitor! Give Kiana back to me!"

(Boring hallucination...)

......

"How dare you live in this world with dignity after killing your own friend with your own hands?"

(Lady Shiris, I would never say such a thing!)

......

"Traitor, I should have torn you to pieces!"

(Shut up, you fake one!)

......

"Asakura Miyuki, someone as ungrateful as you..."

(Fake......)

......

(Fake! Fake! All fake...!)

The crystal claws crossed and slashed down, directly tearing the silver-haired girl's chest along with her ribs and internal organs. The gushing blood dyed Asakura Miyuki's body red.

Throwing the remains of the silver-haired girl into the abyss, Asakura Miyuki lowered her head, her numb red eyes reflecting the origin of the stone pillar bridge, and she set off again...

She couldn't even commit suicide. She went to the end again and again, denied the fakes, and returned to the starting point. This was the only meaning of her existence in this space.

No matter how strong one's will is, there is always a limit. Asakura Miyuki did not realize that the illusion was gradually changing after countless resets.

The absurd inverted bridge returned to its original state; the chaotic black space turned into blue sky and white clouds; the weird stone pillar bridge turned into the garden corridor of St. Freya; and the silver-haired girl at the end was no longer wearing the blood-stained dress, but a pure and lovely white dress.

Everything has changed, but the only thing that remains unchanged is Asakura Miyuki's heart.

......

"Miyuki, are you going on a mission today as well?"

......

"I'll leave Kiana and Bella in your care while I'm out, Miyuki~"

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"Don't keep calling me sir. Can't we just call each other by our names?"

......

"I would rather be your friend than your master..."

......

......

(They are all... fake)

——Squeak

A pool of blood spread in the gorgeous corridor. The silver-haired girl with a torn heart was lying on the ground, still gently gazing at the black-haired girl in the shadows, unaware of her own wounds.

"Miyuki..."

Shirley tried hard to raise her hand, as if she wanted to touch Miyuki's furry cat ears. The next moment, her fair little hand dropped weakly, and her blue pupils dimmed completely. Only that sad and beautiful smile remained forever frozen on the girl's face.

Turning her gaze away from the silver-haired girl, Asakura Miyuki raised her head expressionlessly, waiting for the scene in front of her to reset again.

A tear quietly ran down her cheek and gently fell into the pool of blood at her feet. However, even though the tears were flowing, her dry red pupils did not fluctuate at all.

Like a stone soaked in hot water.

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As the Herrscher of the Heart opened his palms, the cat-eared girl who was tied to the chair calmed down and lowered her head gently.

No one knew what happened at that moment, but as the quietly flowing tears shattered on the ground, the girl's dazed eyes remained calm, which seemed to be enough to explain the final result.

"As expected of Lady Lindy!"

Seeing the girl who instantly lost consciousness, Yuri, a follower of the Herrscher of the Heart, immediately exclaimed with admiration in her eyes.

"But you seem to have consumed a lot of Honkai energy just now. Is this guy's willpower... really that strong?"

"It's not a big deal. The human mind is limited to that level. It's just an extra little experiment."

The pink-haired Herrscher girl shook her head, with an inexplicable smile in her eyes.

"I see. Shilis Kaslana, Diana and Kiana. Haha~ I almost understand how we should deal with that traitor."

603 Reversal

"So... Miss Lindy, is this kitty done yet?"

The orange-haired girl who looked the youngest stood up, leaned over, bowed to the Herrscher of the Heart, and asked respectfully.

Although Luminas is not a follower of the Herrscher of Heart, now that the Herrschers have united, she also regards the Eighth Herrscher as her master.

"She's already your companion, but you still have to be a little careful. At some point, she might become a little strange."

The pink-haired girl in the blue skirt said calmly, clapping her hands. As the blue light in her eyes faded, the cat-eared girl's body tilted and her eyes lost focus.

But soon, Miyuki regained consciousness and looked around with hazy eyes and a little confusion.

"How did I...?"

Miyuki's expression did not change as she glanced at the Herrschers of Heart and Pseudo-Herrschers in front of her, but when she saw the steel rings that bound her hands and feet, she showed a look of surprise, and her cat ears stood straight up.

"Eh...? Why am I tied up? Lady Lindy, what are you doing..."

She struggled a bit, looking pitifully at the pink-haired girl who seemed to be smiling, as if the Herrscher of the Heart in front of her was the person closest to her. However, her expression was still dull at this moment, as if she was half asleep and half awake.

"Um, what is her condition?"

"Hehe... It's just a simple cognitive replacement. I tampered with her previous cognition. The current Miss Asakura Miyuki is Luminas' childhood sweetheart. She is an important partner who trusts each other. She is also an excellent comrade who you can trust your life to, so please treat her well in the future~"

Explaining to the confused orange-haired girl, the Herrscher of the Heart smiled and snapped his fingers, completely freeing the cat-eared girl's consciousness.

Asakura Miyuki's body trembled, and she blinked blankly, and her eyes gradually regained clarity. Miyuki frowned, and only then did she notice her bloody hands and ankles, as well as the strong smell of blood in her mouth.

"this...?"

Although her expression was still surprised, Miyuki still looked at the orange-haired girl in front of her, her puzzled eyes revealing kindness.

"Luna? And everyone...what happened?"

Luminas was stunned for a moment before she realized that the other party was addressing her. She was about to explain something when the Herrscher of the Heart next to her spoke first.

"Don't be afraid, Miyuki-chan, everything is fine now."

As she spoke, she untied Asakura Miyuki and helped her to stand up slowly.

"As for what happened to you... Think about it, you should be able to remember it."

"What happened......."

Hearing this, Miyuki blinked her eyes, enduring the slight tingling sensation in her head and sank her consciousness into her mind.

"what--!"

The next moment, her eyes narrowed and a frightened expression appeared on the girl's face.

"I remember...it's those guys!"

"That's right. That traitor captured you and used drugs to twist your will, brainwashing you into becoming her servant. And now, Luminas rescued you and allowed me to restore your memory."

"That damn woman!!"

Asakura Miyuki clenched her fists, her expression grim. After all the past events were labeled as false, the only truth in her heart was that new memory.

(Silis Kaslana...)

But at this moment, her expression became dazed again, and the memory images in her mind began to fluctuate unsteadily.

(No! Lady Shilis is clearly......)

Seeing this, the Herrscher of the Heart gently held her hand.

"Don't be impulsive, Miyuki. Your memory is still unstable. If you get too excited, you might suffer a mental breakdown."

Following her gentle voice, Miyuki's emotions slowly calmed down, and she nodded with a complicated expression.

"I see... Thank you, Lady Lindy..."

"Haha~ This is what I should do."

Lindy smiled slightly, raised her hand and touched Asakura Miyuki's hair. Her expression and movements were extremely natural, as if the cat-eared girl was really her important dependent.

"Luna...thank you for saving me. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

"...It doesn't matter."

Compared to Lindy, Luminas's expression was a little unnatural, and her tone of answer was a little stiff. But Asakura Miyuki didn't care, as if she was used to her attitude, and the gratitude on her face did not diminish at all.

"Luna-chan is still the same... Well, I remember Yuri was also trying hard to help me regain my memory. Even though she failed in the end, I still want to thank you~!"