K424 of the Collapse World

Along with the hoarse and distorted synthesized voice, several figures stood in the open hatch. The leader was a tall and thin figure in black. The mechanical mask and hooded coat covering his face completely concealed his face. The red light flashing in his right eye was like a mechanical breathing light.

"Were you the ones who initiated the oscillation of the quantum sea?"

"No, we just detected the activation reaction of the Eye of the Abyss, and came here to greet you, Lord."

"...That's it."

Hearing this, Kevin frowned slightly, but just nodded without saying anything more. The next moment, his body floated up and flew towards the hatch of the submersible device.

"My Lord, the energy configuration system of Haiyuan City is damaged. I'm afraid..."

"The Eye of the Abyss will not be destroyed by water pressure, don't worry."

Kevin said as he walked past the gray snake into the hatch. From beginning to end, these people did not even look at the few surviving workers, as if they were not living things at all, but a few broken stones covered with moss...

As the submersible rose into the air and passed through the barrier layer again, it began to surface. The workers sitting on the ground climbed up tremblingly and stared blankly at the square littered with corpses. They could hardly believe that the monster had just disappeared.

Are we saved...

Several people checked each other's eyes, still not fully recovered from the strong shock.

hum-

At this moment, the dim light barrier covering the entire ruins gradually dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and violent fluctuations occurred under the water pressure on the seabed...

Obviously - no.

“Oh! No…!”

As the survivors looked on in despair, the energy barrier that isolated the seawater from the entire Haiyuan City ruins quietly disappeared as it faded. The roaring waves coming from all directions were the last reflection in their eyes...

685 Soul Traces

The large transport plane with the "∞" logo printed on the side gradually lowered its altitude and landed on the apron runway of the Far East Branch in accordance with the instructions of the airport's intelligent assistance system.

After the collapse of the seventh and eighth sequences, the severely damaged Far East Branch began reconstruction work almost non-stop.

The anti-entropy transport plane that just arrived was the 27th air transport aircraft to visit the Far East Branch this morning. Due to the transportation of materials and the entry and exit of foreign personnel, the traffic volume of the airport and seaport has reached the highest peak in the past few months.

However, thanks to the well-organized management system and the huge available space, the surge in transportation traffic did not cause any congestion. Soon, the transport planes that had docked began to organize unloading, transporting boxes of raw materials from Anti-Entropy to the interior of the base.

At the same time, on an adjacent runway, another small aircraft was ready to take off, and the energy thrusters at the tail began to glow blue...

"Ha... Z19 Swift aircraft, the Far East Branch is still using such an old model?"

Along with the slightly lazy and soft voice, the sea breeze blew up a few strands of golden hair.

The blonde girl sat on the edge of the platform at the top of the radar station, looking down indifferently at the busy crowd below, with the entire picture of the airport reflected in her emerald eyes.

On the top floor of the airport radar station, one can clearly observe everything that is happening in the branch airport main group: 543659389.

People in high positions always like to stay in high places, and Otto Apokalis is no exception. The broad field of vision allows him to obtain a lot of potentially useful information, and the position away from the crowd can also help "him" avoid a lot of trouble.

After the Honkai War ended, no one saw the blonde girl in a maid outfit again. Even Theresa temporarily put her grandfather behind her and devoted herself to her work as branch manager.

In this extraordinary period, even if Theresa was the king of slacking off, she would never dare to sleep on duty and read comics like before, delaying important decisions again and again...

Of course, this had nothing to do with Miss Bishop right now. Unable to log out of her Soul Steel body due to equipment failure, she could only maintain this terrible appearance and wait for the incoming personnel before returning to the headquarters for manual conditioning.

"But what exactly are these 'armed puppets' that they're talking about... Is this a new project of the Anti-Entropy Organization?"

Pinching her limp cheeks, Miss Bishop sighed softly. Fortunately, there was no thought restriction program this time, and the low-energy form of the Soul Steel prosthesis was also quite different from the fixed appearance set by Tesla. At least now, even if she met the Valkyries from the "Strawberry Cake" incident again, she would not have to worry about being recognized.

However, if this artificial body that has shrunk to about 50 centimeters were to run into those curious Valkyries again, I'm afraid it would still cause a lot of trouble...

However, after hiding all the energy fluctuations, her small body huddled on the top floor would basically not be discovered by anyone.

"Well, that is...it seems the time has come."

Suddenly, he saw a flying machine approaching from the horizon.

The lady quickly recognized that it was the special vehicle for the headquarters' Destiny Knights.

She pushed herself up with both hands and jumped down from the top of the radar station which was several dozen meters high, actively approaching the arriving aircraft.

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"Access identification code nac171d290, please verify."

"RPC-766 Sharphawk tactical aircraft, your access rights have been verified, please land on runway C-11, over."

"..."

After a brief verification exchange, this beautiful custom-made aircraft landed in the airport. As the aircraft's hatch was gently opened, the woman wearing goggles jumped out of the cockpit lightly, her long silver hair fluttering in the air, reflecting the bright silver light in the sun...

As if he was stunned by the woman's grace, the recording staff was stunned for two seconds before he went to greet her.

"Welcome to the Far East Branch, Miss Valkyrie. According to the confidentiality agreement, we will not record your visit information. This is your temporary pass, please keep it."

As he spoke, the man handed over a card. The pure white card had most of the basic information left blank, with only a letter "c" written in the place of the code.

"Thank you."

After taking the card and putting it in her coat pocket, the woman thanked him briefly and immediately turned and left, walking along the road towards the eastern section of the airport. Only the checkpoint staff were left looking at her from behind curiously.

"The headquarters specialist this time is a new face."

"I have worked in the Far East Branch for four years and have never seen such a person."

"Is even her name a secret? We only know that the Valkyrie codename is 'C', and we don't know what secret mission she brought to our Far East Branch..."

"Wait a minute...why do I feel like she looks familiar?"

"Why, did you know her before?"

"I don't think so. Maybe it's just an illusion. But, what a beautiful person..."

"Don't even think about it. They don't even have half the lifespan you have."

"......"

Amidst the conversation, the registrars soon moved on to their next task and became busy again.

By the time the worker recalled that the familiar feeling came from the photo wall of the Tianming Memorial Hall, it was already early in the morning...

685 Soul Traces >>

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With the help of the terminal's positioning function, the woman quickly found her target in a warehouse at the airport.

"Eh? Bishop...your Excellency?"

Looking at the blonde girl who looked like an infant, the woman's eyes showed obvious surprise. But after a little hesitation, she finally confirmed her judgment and saluted the little girl in front of her.

"Your Excellency the Bishop, I have been ordered to escort you back to the headquarters."

"Very good, Cecilia. You are as efficient as before. You are worthy of being a replica of the former S-rank Valkyrie."

"..."

"You seem curious about what I look like now? It's no big deal. This is just a liquid soul steel prosthesis with consciousness. It is remotely controlled by my consciousness. Your job is to send my prosthesis back to the headquarters."

The previous generation of the dead who were "resurrected" by the power of the Herrscher of Death were originally just to experiment with the possibility of resurrecting Kallen, but these previous generation Valkyries who had lost their memories can also be used in other places.

Like here now.

Looking at the respectful Cecilia, an elegant smile flashed across the bishop's face, which was her usual polite demeanor.

However, if it was his original body standing here, it would naturally give people a sense of mysterious oppression as usual. But now, because of this delicate doll-like appearance, even if he made such a mature and steady demeanor, Cecilia only felt a strong sense of disobedience, even if she knew that the core inside was Otto.

"Hmm...I understand."

Cecilia responded with a bit of confusion and stepped forward. But looking at the petite blonde girl in front of her, she subconsciously leaned down and slowly stretched out her hands to the blonde girl, as if she was going to pick up the little bishop.

"Ok?"

But soon, with the bishop's puzzled voice, Cecilia immediately realized her impolite behavior and hurriedly withdrew her outstretched hands.

"I'm so sorry...!"

"and many more."

But unexpectedly, Otto suddenly spoke up to stop her. She looked at Cecilia's hands, which were gently extended to hug a baby, and her eyes suddenly became extremely serious.

(Does this mean...)

If the individual resurrected by the Herrscher of Death was just a fake with lost memories, then what was the meaning of Cecilia's actions just now?

"Cecilia, what were you planning to do?"

"I...I don't know either..."

"..."

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency...

..I don’t know why, but when I came to my senses, I was already…”

Cecilia lowered her head, not daring to look Otto in the eye. But because of this, she did not notice that the bishop's eyes showed a rare excitement.

(If this Cecilia is really just a replica with incomplete memories, then why does she still retain her motherly instincts without any memories?)

Otto still clearly remembered that when Cecilia died in the second Honkai, her daughter Kiana was about two years old, which was close to his current appearance age.

If this is really the remaining instinct of the "soul"...

(Assuming that the person resurrected by the Herrscher of Death's death replacement is the original person, but due to some defects, he cannot retain his memory... then, if the problem of memory loss is solved, can Kallen...)

Otto's eyes trembled. Although his body made of liquid soul steel would not automatically secrete sweat, he seemed to feel that cold sweat had climbed up his back.

Excited…and scared.

He had never expected that the originally shelved human resurrection plan would make progress at this time; but he was also worried that if the conclusion this time was also wrong, it would mean that all hopes would be dashed again...

No, it doesn't matter if I fail or not. As long as this hope is not shattered, what does it matter if I try a million times more to wake her up?

"Well......"

Seeing Otto, who was silent for a long time and seemed distracted, Cecilia had to bite the bullet and take a small step forward.

"My Lord...My Lord Bishop, when do you plan to set off?"

"Your Majesty Bishop?"

The second call finally brought Otto back to his senses.

Hiding his burning gaze, Otto looked at the silver-haired woman with a puzzled look, with the corners of his lips slightly curled up.

"Change of plans, Cecilia."

"what?"

"Before returning to the floating island, I need to take care of something here. Of course, I need your assistance."

"Yes, I understand."

Cecilia nodded in response without hesitation. At this moment, Cecilia seemed to be a loyal warrior who was willing to go through fire and water for him. But Otto knew that if his guess was correct, deep in Cecilia's heart, she was not as loyal as she appeared on the surface...

But none of that mattered. To see if his hypothesis was correct, he just had to do a small test.

Siegfried and Kiana seem to have always lived in the Far East Branch, right? Then, things are very simple...

686 The Storm is Coming

In the dim room, the silver-haired girl sitting on the edge of the bed supported the bed with both hands, and tried to straighten her legs while trembling, trying to stand up.

Ever since the pregnancy farce, Shirley was forced to stay in the ward, and once again spent the whole day in a half-asleep, half-awake state.

When she woke up again, there was still no one in the quiet room, and the sunlight was still seeping through the curtains, as if the night had never come and time was still in the afternoon when Einstein visited her.

But just looking at the clock beside the bed you can tell that those things happened yesterday.

I've been lying down and resting for two whole days. I've rested enough, so it's time to get up and move around, right?

Perhaps this kind of rest is beneficial to human recovery, but the Herrscher's collapsed physique is completely different from that of a normal human body, and this common sense cannot be applied to her.

When the mental sleepiness is completely gone, lying in bed doing nothing will only make you feel bored.

Thinking of this, she pushed aside the quilt and slowly moved to the edge of the bed, and began her actions...

"One, two, yay...!"

After exerting all her strength to move her limbs, the girl finally stood up tremblingly. But before she could try to take a step forward, her knees, which were overwhelmed by the weight, suddenly lost their strength and she fell forward uncontrollably.

Fortunately, her arm strength recovered well and she supported her upper body at the last moment, otherwise she would have definitely bitten the floor.

"Tsk... I'm not dizzy anymore, but my body hasn't recovered from the overdraft yet? No, it seems like..."