K424 of the Collapse World

Carefully distinguishing the muffled sound that sounded like a heavy object hitting the wall, Sally reached for the holster on her waist. Indeed, except for the mentally ill and those who were bored, normal people would not keep knocking on the wall for no reason, let alone those researchers who were known for their rationality?

"What on earth do you know?"

Hearing the woman's question, the young man hesitated for a long time, and finally began to explain hesitantly.

"Ms. Sally, you don't know... There are many secret rumors within the ME company, and one of them is about this technical laboratory. It is said that this laboratory has gathered a large number of souls of those who died in experiments, and under the strong resentment..."

——pia!

Before the young man could finish his words, he was slapped hard on the forehead. Sally slapped the new guard so hard that he staggered backwards. He looked up with a sense of grievance and saw Sally's mocking expression that was both angry and wanted to laugh.

"Isn't it just an urban legend? I really believed your lies... Fuck! Ghosts? You must have been reading too many novels recently, don't you need to train harder?"

Seeing the woman's gloomy eyes, the young man shuddered and hurriedly explained the reason.

"Wait! Captain Mike told me this. He also said that this legend was first spread by Miss Penglai Temple. He is the captain of Hyperion, he shouldn't lie to others..."

"Old Mike, that useless guy, do you believe everything he says? The guy who even dared to tease Miss Fenrir, who knows whether it was Miss Jiuxiao who said it or he made it up. Also, what are you afraid of, a grown man? You've even seen the death of the dead, so why are you afraid of the monsters in the story?"

"This is different. The assassins can be killed with guns, but ghosts and spirits..."

"That's enough. I'm too lazy to listen to your nonsense. If you don't want to write a self-criticism, then put away your delusions as soon as possible! Really... That's why I hate to train new people."

Agent Sally scratched her short hair in annoyance, turned around, looked into the depths of the passage where the sound came from, and her expression became a little more serious.

"Although it's unlikely to be a ghost or something, this is indeed an abnormal situation... Little ghost, pay attention and follow me to check the situation ahead. After all, it is also the area we are responsible for patrolling."

Pulling down her tactical goggles, Sally gripped the wooden handle of the revolver at her waist and walked towards the experimental area where the sound came from.

"Wait...wait a minute, Sister Sally!"

"If you're afraid, you don't have to follow me. If something unexpected happens, I'm not sure I can protect you."

"No, sister, I'm not scared. Please teach me how to enchant the ammunition. If I encounter a supernatural monster, ordinary bullets will not be effective..."

As he was speaking, the young man had already taken out a seal carving knife and began to solemnly carve on the bullet head.

"..."

Sally curled her lips, holding on to her remaining patience, and snatched the knife from the young man's hand with a smile.

"My dear Mr. Yoshida, please stop your unwarranted paranoia. If you dare to act funny in front of me again during the next patrol, I will definitely shove Uncle Mike's boots into your py!"

"Uh uh..."

Looking at the young man with a pale face, Sally turned around with satisfaction, listened carefully to the direction and distance of the sound, and locked the target point on a warehouse where equipment was stored...

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West Africa. On the edge of a dusty desert, a dusty blue-black aircraft was parked. This electromagnetic drone, half the size of a standard fighter, was exactly what the hunter had been using these days.

No matter how large the Honkai wave is, it is bound to be defeated under her attack. Thanks to the powerful combat power of the hunter herself, this autonomous combat weapon with an extremely low recovery rate can accompany the girl through one battlefield after another, and it has not been damaged at all until now.

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“Very close.”

The girl with long silver hair stood in front of a dead tree, stroking the almost weathered dry bark. Relying on her super-strong perception ability at the molecular level, she captured the trace amount of collapse factor remaining in the wood fibers.

"They have been here before and stayed for at least two days. So, according to the satellite blind spot nearby, where will they go next? Oh?"

The silver-haired girl raised her eyeliner and slowly stood up. A heavy lance appeared in her hand with quantum light, and the tip was pointed to the side of her body.

"You didn't run away, but appeared in front of me. You are really brave."

At this time, the girl's voice was no longer the murmur just now, but a sneer of contempt as she looked at the figure gradually walking out from the dust over there.

A few minutes ago, Shilis sensed the presence of a Honkai approaching her. She thought it was a passing Advance-level Honkai beast, but she didn't expect it to be an unusual creature...

"I'll give you one minute, Ruler of Domination, to explain your intentions clearly."

Glancing at the black man with dreadlocks, Shirley sneered, and the lance in her hand blossomed like a flower bud. The energy with arcs flowed between the sharp blades of the "stamen", and it was obvious that it had entered the charging state.

As an existence whose strength is between that of a Pseudo-Herrscher and a Judgment-level Honkai Beast, Shiris doesn't think that such a guy is a counterattack by the Honkai forces against her.

The Ruler of Rule, who is good at group action, appeared in front of him alone like this. The only possibility was negotiation.

Although she had no intention of negotiating with those Herrs, driven by curiosity, Shiris remained calm for the time being and planned to listen to what this guy wanted to tell her.

"...Nice to meet you, Miss Unknown Valkyrie."

Faced with the terrifying energy that was fully revealed, the man's expression was a little unnatural, but thinking of his mission, he pretended to be calm and spoke, and with stiff movements he performed an incongruous European etiquette to the silver-haired girl.

"My name is..."

"You only have 50 seconds left, Herrscher's Fragment. Do you want to continue pretending here, or do you want to cherish the time and make your plans clear?"

The man paused in his salute and looked at the silver-haired girl, his eyes flashing with cold anger.

"Hmph... You know what? In a country in the corner of South Asia, there is a being that you will definitely be interested in."

The man licked his lips and spread out one hand. The wind blade formed by the air wrapped around his palm. He imitated Shirley's movements and directed the fluctuating translucent spiral airflow towards the girl.

"Tell your superiors this news, woman. That's all I have to say."

As he spoke, the dreadlocked man took a half step back and held the spiral wind blade in his hand, as if he was going to leave. However, the silver-haired girl's smiling voice made him stop in his tracks.

"so what?"

"..."

"As I expected, you provided us with some information, which is not sure whether it is true or not. But let's be honest, when did I ever say that I would let you go?"

Looking at the shining silver-white lance in the girl's hand, the man showed an "as expected" look, and the spiral wind blade in his hand that was gradually dissipating also condensed again.

“Hahaha… Hahahaha! As expected, a battle fanatic like you has no reason to miss an opportunity to fight the Herrscher… However, I suggest you tell your superiors about the information I just gave you first. Otherwise, if I accidentally kill you, I will have to find the Valkyrie again to pass on the news…”

As he spoke, the man also assumed a fighting stance. Visible vortexes of air appeared around him, protecting his body like armor.

Although the power of a single Herrscher is only about one thousandth of that of an ordinary Herrscher, it is still more than enough to deal with a Valkyrie.

"Listen carefully, ant! I am not on the same level as those small-time Honkai beasts. If you insist on fighting me, don't regret it later..."

(Although that weapon is a little dangerous, as long as I avoid her first attack, there will be no problem! Huh... Stupid human, how can such a heavy weapon hit me who has the power of wind!)

Looking at the silver-haired girl who smiled but said nothing, the man with dreadlocks

There was a grim smile on his face. Although his eyes were full of contempt, he was still wary of the powerful energy-generating cannon.

"Bye, Mr. Messenger."

The energy bombardment broke out amid Shiris's laughter. When the huge energy annihilation beam was about to roar towards her, the Ruler of Laws, who had been prepared, immediately activated her ability, trying to dodge the direct attack with an ultra-high-speed side dodge.

(Huh…?!)

However, unexpectedly, the ability he was so proud of did not activate, and even his steps did not shift at all. He still stood on the ground stupidly, as if he was sucked by a magnet, unable to move at all.

If he had the chance to lower his head to confirm, he would have discovered that two intangible golden chains had emerged from the ground, wrapped around his legs, and integrated tiny golden light particles into his body...

Without activating the domain, the Ruler of Constraint can achieve the same effect as the domain by consuming its own Honkai energy and suppressing and eliminating other energies in equal amounts.

Needless to say, the consequences for a single Herrscher with only one thousandth of the power of a normal Herrscher facing Shiris are obvious.

The next moment, a dazzling light as bright as the sun and the moon quietly engulfed the man's body...

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The light is scattered.

On the scorched earth after being bombarded by high-energy particle streams, a mutilated, charred black figure lay on the ground, with pink and white flesh mixed with burnt skin and fibers, looking extremely hideous and terrifying.

"Ah... As expected of a Herrscher's body strengthened by the law, he didn't die instantly after taking a direct hit from Gungnir. No matter how you look at it, he is much stronger than those Honkai Emperors."

Looking at the charred figure that was twitching half-dead, Shirley covered her lips with a hint of surprise, as if she had seen something interesting. She squatted down in front of the Ruler who was no longer in human form, and poked the well-cooked Ruler's flesh with a dry branch.

No, it can't be called rare. Although the outer layer of the body tissue is burnt, it is still tender inside. For the tenacious life force of the Honkai creature, this is not enough to be fatal...

The girl thought about it and initially determined the combat power of the Ruler of Herrscher. Although the opponent's strength was almost the same as what she had guessed before, to be honest, the Herrscher Corps' ability to withstand beatings was slightly stronger than she expected. Fortunately, this desperate guy came to die on his own, which corrected her misconception. Otherwise, the girl might make some small mistakes when fighting against the Ruler of Herrscher in the future.

Well... probably the C-level threat level she judged in her mind has risen to around C+.

The girl thought silently and made some slight modifications to the Honkai Atlas in her mind.

In Shiris's mind, there is a set of strength determination criteria that she compiled herself, which uses the letters a-f set in various games and novels to measure the strength levels of various creatures and weapons.

In her eyes, ordinary Valkyries and regular Honkai creatures below the Emperor level are firmly placed in the lowest F level. As for those with even lower combat power, they are not even qualified to be shortlisted; above them are the Emperor-level Honkai beasts and named elite warriors, who can basically be ranked between E and D.

For example, if the Queen Honkai Beast and the Godly Death Warrior are placed in the E-level, then the hard-working Ganesha and the Annihilation Spirit are the best in the D-level. These powerful Honkai Beasts that are enough to cause heavy losses to the Valkyrie troops are basically just slightly larger trash on the battlefield of the Herrscher.

When Shiris had nothing to do, she naturally compiled the people around her into her mental atlas. Putting aside Diana, Mei, Bronya and Lillian and other ordinary Valkyries, among the main combat forces, the slightly weaker Asakura Miyuki is roughly equivalent to a single dominant Herrscher and can be rated as C+ level.

The stronger ones among them, such as Seele, Claire, and Himeko, were basically judged by her as B to B+. Especially Claire, as the first generation of the artificial Herrscher experiment, her experiment was half successful even though it was interrupted by Shiris. She possessed physical strength that was no less than Himeko's and some ability to manipulate Honkai. However, because her physical condition was unstable, it was more appropriate for her to continue to be an instructor.

Looking up, there are the top warriors of the Far East Branch. Kiana, Charlotte, Wendy, Ciel... plus the stronger Yae Sakura and Benares. These girls with varying strengths can all be rated as A-level or above in the eyes of Shiris, and are considered high-end combat forces that she is more confident in.

In addition, many S-level Valkyries of Destiny can also reach this level. Relying on the impressions in the memory of reincarnation, Shilis basically understands the strength of any Valkyrie of Destiny except Yulandel.

As for Theresa, Siegfried, Fu Hua, and Jiu Xiao, it is hard for Silis to comment on them for now. Theresa and Fu Hua are very unstable because of their special circumstances; Jiu Xiao's stigma is too powerful, enough to surpass the perfect Herrscher under certain circumstances; and Siegfried, the cheater, is impossible to comment on. Although this rare male Valkyrie usually only has the standard S-level Valkyrie strength, when he holds the Skyfire Greatsword and is ready to risk his life, anything can happen...

Of course, as the creator of this benchmark,

My personal opinion is that Shilis shamelessly put herself at the top of the S-rank. After all, as the strongest person recognized by both organizations, she can completely crush the vast majority of people mentioned above with the restraining power of a plug-in.

At present, the main means for humans to fight against Honkai is the same Honkai energy technology. However, facing the Constraints that restrain Honkai, these things are meaningless.

The power of the restraint field is the power of the law, which only has a coverage limit, but no upper limit on the energy that can be eliminated. In other words, even if there are ten Kianas, they will lose the ability to control Honkai in the restraint field and can only fight with their physical fitness like Valkyries.

However, no one can use Honkai in the field. Kiana and Shirley have similar physiques. If ten Kianas fight her, it is still possible to kill Shirley on the spot.

Even if she had mastered hundreds of martial arts through the memories of the world line, it was still a one-on-many battle with equal physical fitness, and it would end with just one small mistake. At that time, two people would hold the hands and two would press the legs, and the remaining six people could do whatever they wanted...

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"Oh... Ugh—!"

At this time, a dry howl interrupted Shiris's long-lost random thoughts. The Ruler of the Laws who was scorched by the high-energy particle flow finally repaired part of his body, and his voice gradually recovered.

"Hmm... Although its vitality is stronger than I expected, its repair speed is far from satisfactory. Perhaps it should be downgraded to C-level?"

The girl patted her red cheeks and drove away the strange picture that had just occurred to her mind. After waiting for so long, she could finally deal with the remaining problems.

If the Ruler of Herrscher had died in the attack just now, Shiris could have just dumped this pile of combustible garbage here and continued to track the Herrscher of Heart. But since this guy was still alive, she could explore his surplus value a little.

"What did Ni...do to me? Why can't I sense the other companions?!"

The Herrscher, whose facial features were blurred, struggled to raise his head and looked at the silver-haired girl in front of him. His face... no, the part that used to be a face no longer had any expression. However, the trembling and hoarse voice exposed the Herrscher's surprise.

The brain wave of the Ruler of Herrscher is a whole, connected by the ubiquitous free state of Honkai energy on this planet, and can transmit information or share vision at any time. However, after being concentrated by the energy cannon, he was surprised to find that although his brain area had not received much damage, he could no longer receive information from other Rulers of Herrscher...

It's as if something has completely blocked the signal.

"I don't want your alliance to collect more information. After destroying so many Honkai clusters, the person in charge on your side must have guessed my identity. Before that person is completely sure, I will do everything possible to delay her judgment."

Looking at the incorporeal chains still wrapped around its body, Shilis said calmly. Even if she didn't use the domain, she could use her own Honkai energy to isolate the opponent's brain waves, making it unable to connect to the outside world.

Shiris released the chains at the moment of the bombardment. In the eyes of other Rulers, they would probably think that the individual whose brainwave connection was suddenly interrupted was destroyed by the energy shock just now...

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Looking at the indifferent silver-haired girl, the Ruler asked tentatively, and began to secretly mobilize the Honkai energy, trying his best to speed up the repair of his body.

Contrary to his expectations, the girl was simply too strong. But no matter how strong a Valkyrie is, she will pay the price for underestimating the Herrscher!

"intelligence."

Hearing the girl's voice as calm as clear water, the Herrscher was stunned and then revealed a mocking look.

"Hehe... Logically speaking, the only news I can tell you is the one just mentioned. As for the rest, it depends on what you want to know..."

"Everything you know."

Hearing this, the Herrscher narrowed his eyes and was about to laugh out loud, mocking this self-righteous and arrogant Valkyrie. However, when he saw the purple feathers floating on the girl's fingertips, his eyes, the only part of his face that could show emotion, finally widened.

"You...why can you...?!"

"Although Yu Duchen's energy is difficult to simulate, I am still unable to reproduce the true power of the Key of God with my ability. However, if I just read the short-term memory of a weak person, it should be no problem."

As the girl spoke, she slowly lowered her hand holding the feather in the face of the carbonized Ruler's incredulous gaze, letting the feather of light slowly float down and fly towards the Ruler's body.

Even if the incomplete ability can only read short-term memories, the time when the Herrscher of Domination comes will never be earlier than that of the Herrscher of Flame and the Herrscher of Heart. Even if they were born the day after the Herrscher of Heart, it has only been more than a month.

Even though she could only see his memories from the past few days, the amount of information he obtained was still astonishing. It was definitely much more efficient than her previous wandering around like a headless fly!

"This kind of simulation ability, could it be that you are..."