K424 of the Collapse World

Theresa was a little surprised. She recognized at a glance that the middle-aged woman sitting on the chair in the room was a janitor at St. Freya's Academy.

"Master, the school principal..."

The middle-aged woman also saw Theresa pushing the door open. She moved her lips but ultimately said nothing, her expression dead.

"What's going on, Siegfried?"

Theresa asked immediately, looking at the white-haired man leaning against the wall with his hands folded. Although there was doubt in her eyes, her clear gaze seemed to have seen through the truth of the matter.

Siegfried would not cause trouble for a school worker for no reason. Moreover, he was still talking about the Herrscher of the Heart in the meeting just now. If nothing unexpected happened, the current situation could be basically determined...

"I saw from the surveillance that this woman sneaked into the lower level of the training ground and seemed to be planning to go to the central control room. I caught her in advance."

Siegfried shrugged and explained in an orderly manner. Although he did not know the information about the Ruler of the Heart at present, as a "Valkyrie" with keen observation, he would naturally not let go of such an obvious violation.

"Outsiders are absolutely not allowed to enter special facilities. This is the clearest point in the rules. Haha... What's even more ridiculous is that when I questioned this lady just now, she actually said that the principal sent her to inspect the facilities! Theresa, don't tell me this is really your order."

"..."

The silver-haired girl just shook her head slightly at Siegfried's joke, walked slowly to the middle-aged woman, and looked at the uneasy old school worker with pity.

"Ms. Kaihara, when did you meet the Herrscher of the Heart?"

"What...what is the Herrscher of the Heart, Lady Theresa, I don't know..."

"Then why did you want to enter the lower level of the academy? That is a restricted area that ordinary Valkyries are not allowed to enter. You should know that."

"..."

This time, the woman did not argue anymore. She just lowered her head in silence, and it seemed that she did not intend to reveal any information.

"I don't think you have any hidden concerns about the violation. Well, Ms. Kaihara, it seems that the facts are obvious."

Theresa said expressionlessly, without any of her usual lively and lovely tone. After a moment's thought, she looked directly at the woman on the chair and spoke again in a slow voice.

"I believe that you have been controlled by the Herrscher of the Heart. According to your labor agreement and the special period handling plan of this academy, a series of compulsory measures will be taken against you. Do you have any objections?"

"..."

"Well, you have the right to remain silent, and now..."

Theresa was speaking, but suddenly, the woman's expression became ferocious. She took out a screwdriver from her overalls pocket and stabbed it into her eyes!

The length of the screwdriver was enough to penetrate the brain through the eye socket and kill her directly. Of course, she did not succeed. When she just turned the screwdriver over and faced it towards herself, Theresa stretched out her finger and gently pressed against the tip of the screwdriver.

"...!"

The sharp screwdriver stabbed Theresa's slender index finger. Even though the woman had used all her strength, she only pressed the pink fingertip slightly. The next moment, Theresa snatched the "weapon" from her hand and threw it on the table next to her.

"Siegfried, you didn't search her beforehand?"

"Well... well, I didn't expect her to do this. But, Theresa, who is the Herrscher of the Heart you just mentioned...?"

"Don't worry, I'll tell you soon. But, here's another piece of information about Shilis. I hope you can listen to us calmly..."

While Theresa was speaking, the woman seemed to want to do something, but before she took any action, Kiana came to the side of the chair and put her hand on her shoulder.

The moment Kiana's palm touched the woman, her movements became completely frozen, like a machine with a power outage, with only her eyes moving back and forth.

"Although she was controlled, there was no reaction of Honkai energy in her body. In other words, she was not being continuously controlled by Honkai energy, but only her memory and thinking were modified. She is still an ordinary person."

As he spoke, Jiuxiao's eyes moved and he looked at Theresa.

"In this case, the truth serum should work on her."

"Yes, this way we can at least know the time of their encounter and some information about the Herrscher. Her suicide just now was probably due to this. I just hope that the only person affected by Saint Freya is Ms. Kaihara..."

"Many Valkyries often travel back and forth between the branch base and St. Freya Academy. Although they are within our sphere of influence, no one can guarantee that they will not be controlled along the way. Theresa, we currently have no idea of ​​the attack range of the Herrscher of the Heart, so we should be careful."

"Well...you're right, Himeko."

606 Tracking >>

Theresa scratched her hair, ordered the guard Valkyrie to take the woman to the interrogation room, and then walked to Siegfried's side.

"Sorry for the wait, Siegfried. Let me tell you straight away. The eighth Herrscher - the Herrscher of the Heart - is the topic we are discussing right now. Shiris asked us to defend the two bases, and she will go and annihilate the Herrscher herself."

"Wait...wait! Theresa, what did you say? Shiris has already gone to the Herrisher?! Why don't you go to help her? No, where is she now?"

"It's because of that... Hey, Jiuxiao, you come and explain it to Siegfried."

Theresa said, waving to Jiuxiao. At this moment, as if she suddenly remembered something, the girl hesitated for a moment.

"Jizi, have all our outgoing personnel returned?"

"The statistics of Saint Freya Academy have been completed. As for the external personnel of ME Company, Ms. Asakura Miyuki who is supporting the Americas Monitoring Station is still on the way."

Jizi glanced at the command channel and replied immediately.

"It's Miyuki...Okay, tell her to be careful and try to avoid places that are not covered by satellites. Of course, don't tell her about the EEG test yet."

"Theresa, what do you think of Miyuki..."

"I don't know, but basic vigilance is essential. However, she is also a powerful Pseudo-Hermaphrodite. Even if she is attacked, I'm afraid she won't be easily defeated."

Theresa said in a deep voice, glancing out the window, with a hint of gloom in her blue eyes.

(The Herrscher of the Heart... How could humans defeat her without Shiris?)

"Lord Otto, the testing department has found 21 infected personnel, most of whom are high-ranking Valkyries returning from their missions."

"I see."

Listening to Amber's report, Otto just waved his hand without changing his expression and continued to browse the terminal page in front of him. He didn't seem to care about the impact caused by the Herrscher of the Heart.

"Continue to handle this and control all the suspected manipulated personnel. Someone has already gone to deal with the Herrscher issue. Amber, how is the Quantum Shelter project going?"

"The completion rate has reached 94%. Except for a few areas in Africa and South America that are still under construction, shelters in other continents are ready for use."

The girl reported fluently and clearly, her blue eyes flashing with data streams under the electronic eyepiece as she processed feedback from various departments.

"Also, Lord Otto, during the days when you were not present at the meeting, Senator Aniles from the Senate began to directly interfere with the normal affairs of the Inspectorate. Is it really necessary to deal with him?"

"Heh...Are you alone, Aniles?"

Since Otto Apocalis took control of the Mandate of Heaven, the Mandate of Heaven Parliament, which was originally at the top of the power, was quickly sidelined and gradually became transparent. Although the traditional parliamentary system of the organization has been retained, the Senate has long been in name only.

In the past, those who could enter the Senate and become senators were all powerful people from major families. But now, intimidated by Otto's unlimited power, most of the "senators" dared not even breathe a word, let alone such a blatant struggle for power?

Otto saw it and smiled without saying anything.

“Only Councillors Kate and Gerloy publicly supported Aniles’ decision, while the rest of the members are keeping a wait-and-see attitude.”

"Oh? Only three mice were caught? There must be more than three of them... Compared to the subjective manipulation of the Herrscher of the Heart, I think that their desires were just magnified a little bit."

Otto smiled, used his index finger and thumb to indicate a "little bit" of distance, looked at the re-edited prosthetic data on the terminal screen, and raised his hand to close the display page.

"But there is no difference. They are all objects that need to be dealt with."

“What are you going to do with them?”

"Don't worry about it for now. Just let those guys jump around. In this case, they are perfect bait. I need to determine how many other senior executives have been affected."

Seeing Otto's calm appearance, the silver-haired girl tilted her head, as if she didn't understand why the bishop was so calm.

"But, those people seem to be planning something that is unfavorable to you. If you leave them alone..."

"Don't worry. The Herrscher can change their allegiance, but it can't save their pitiful IQ. Even if they can cause some minor trouble, it doesn't matter. Claudia will not let those idiots interfere in the military."

Otto sneered, and the disdain in his tone was almost written on his face when he mentioned those controlled elders.

"Besides, we have more important things to do here than those clowns."

As he spoke, Otto moved his fingers, and another page popped up on the terminal screen. The satellite image showed a yellowish-brown plain. In the center of the image, a bottomless black pit was extremely eye-catching.

"Perhaps, there are more than two Herrschers who have descended..."

607 Wildcat

In southern Africa, on a wasteland where the desert and oasis meet, a girl in a khaki cloak is looming in the flying dust.

The wind and sand were separated by some force two meters away from her, forming an obvious transparent airspace. Otherwise, with the camouflage color of the cloak, it would be basically impossible to capture her trace in this environment.

However, it was impossible to expose her tracks because of this, because she knew that her partner would not let go of any human who set foot in this place.

"Lindy, you're back."

At this time, a familiar girl's voice was heard from under a dead tree not far away. The next moment, a few wisps of heat waves dispersed the surrounding dust and then intertwined to form an oval wind-blocking barrier.

The girl took off her hood, revealing her long pinkish-pink hair. She looked at the Herrscher of Fire under the dead tree, smiled and nodded.

"Well, the things that my subordinates asked me to do have been perfectly solved, and I also gained a great new follower... Chloe, how are you doing?"

Having said that, Lindy threw off her cloak and walked over, sitting next to her companion naturally, leaning her head on her thin shoulder.

"Not very optimistic... many of the dependents were wiped out."

Not paying attention to Lindy's intimate behavior, Chloe just tilted his head, glanced at her, and then stopped looking at her.

"According to the last message they conveyed back, it seems that a powerful Valkyrie is hunting my followers."

"Oh? A Valkyrie?"

"Yes, a Valkyrie of Destiny who uses high-tech equipment. Her movements are erratic, and her attacks are precise and efficient. It seems that she has some means of detecting Houkai. She has already annihilated five of my troops."

Chloe frowned, the anger in his red eyes undisguised.

"What should we do? Lindy, didn't you say that attacking those areas would have the highest success rate? But we were all stopped, and it feels like the damage caused is not as great as our previous actions in America. I think that to deal with a top-level Valkyrie, we may need to take action ourselves..."

As she spoke, Chloe couldn't help but touch her cheek, and once again thought of the strange Valkyrie she met in Australia not long ago. Although the scars left on her face were healed in less than five seconds, the strange and unpredictable attack method left an indelible shadow in her mind.

The indestructible Houkai barrier was the source of the Herrscher's confidence in looking down on everything. However, that energy wave was able to penetrate the barrier's defense and directly cause damage to her body...

Should I tell Lindy? But... it would be embarrassing to tell others that I was injured by an ant, right?

Although Chloe was in a state of confusion, she remained calm on the surface. After hearing her words, Lindy looked up at the sky without saying a word, as if she was lost in thought.

"...Chloe, the Hunter is really the Valkyrie of Destiny

, rather than those Herrschers who betrayed Honkai?"

"Ah? I think it should be the Valkyrie... If it was a traitor, she would definitely not use those scraps to fight. This crap made by human civilization is simply an insult to the power of the Herrscher!"

"..."

After hearing this, Lindy twitched the corners of her mouth and rolled her eyes in front of her friend for the first time.

"Oh, Chloe, you are so..."

"what happened?"

"Nothing, haha... I just suddenly thought you were so cute."

Faced with the puzzled look of the Herrscher of Fire, Lindy burst out laughing, and the next moment she hastily waved her hand to indicate that it was nothing to worry about.

“What? What’s wrong with you? If you use your ability to manipulate consciousness too much, will it turn the Herrscher into a fool?”

Looking at the girl beside him with dissatisfaction, the Herrscher of Fire's messy red hair began to move without wind, and a few blazing red flames emerged.

Obviously, Miss Herrscher doesn't like this kind of compliment.

"Calm down, Chloe. Although you are cautious enough, you also need to learn to think deeply. Don't think like a gorilla. Instead, think like a human and use logical analysis and reasoning."

"We are Herrschers! We are much more advanced than those ants... Wait a minute! Are you saying that I look like a gorilla?"

"It's just an analogy... Alas, Croy, although human civilization is our enemy, it is also quite effective in inspiring the thinking of intelligent creatures. Since humans can use our Honkai energy, why don't we learn from their wisdom?

"You haven't received a normal education, so it's normal that you don't understand these things. But fortunately, you met me. If you had an expansion-type Herrscher as your partner, you would have been defeated and sliced ​​into pieces by humans long ago."

Looking at the red-haired girl who looked puzzled but obviously unhappy, Lindy shook her head and ended the topic.

"In short, you don't have to guess blindly about this matter. Whether the guy who hunts the Honkai creatures is a Valkyrie who rivals the Pseudo-Herrscher or a traitor who wants to hide her identity, her purpose is already very clear, that is, she wants to track our whereabouts through the aura of her followers."

"Want to track us two Herrschers? Huh... just relying on her as a Valkyrie?"

"Don't think so. She must have some hidden means to track us so boldly. Maybe she set a trap in advance to lure us into action, or maybe..."

607 Wildcat>>

The pink-haired girl's eyes sharpened.

"She is confident that she can defeat the two of us Herrschers head-on."

"Lindy! What are you kidding..."

"Have you forgotten your most dangerous enemy so quickly?"

"Um?!"