K424 of the Collapse World

The punch she threw at Kevin earlier, the explosive force she used when she stood up was obviously not something a wheelchair could withstand...

"What a shame! The means of transportation I took will not have a good ending...if it can be considered a means of transportation."

Shirley shook her head and turned back to the direction of her relatives and friends (except a certain person).

She sighed and pointed to the hideous mark in the center of her chest.

“I’m sorry… I don’t really want Frey and the others to see me like this. After I release my Herrscher form, I will be temporarily unable to move due to the aftereffects. But if my wheelchair breaks down, I’ll have to…”

"Sirius, let me carry you back."

Siegfried said calmly, walking directly towards the girl.

But the next moment, Shirley shook her head and nimbly dodged his hand.

"Siegfried, have you forgotten what else you have to do?"

"Well......?"

Hearing this, the white-haired man was slightly stunned, and suddenly realized something, and quickly turned around -

A soft, silver-haired lady was standing behind him, carefully observing everything around her. Suddenly, she met Siegfried's eyes and her expression suddenly became panic-stricken.

"Um...I..."

"..."

Siegfried lowered his head, glanced at a wisp of golden hair hiding at the elevator entrance, and forced himself to look at the silver-haired woman in front of him again.

So, that bastard bishop wasn't going to explain himself? Now that the holographic projection's energy was used up, he didn't even dare to show up?

Not far away, Shirley looked at the two people who were looking at each other and smiled slightly.

"How about this, Siegfried, you stay here to ensure the safety of the maintenance workers! After all, this place has just been through a battle, so it would be best if someone stayed behind. Um... Miss Shaniat happens to be with you~"

After saying that, without waiting for Siegfried to respond, the silver-haired girl immediately turned around, with a mischievous smile, and walked up to her side under the slightly puzzled gaze of Muliangta Jiko.

"Siris...?"

"Aunt Jizi, hug me~"

"......"

Hearing the word "Auntie", Jizi's eyelids twitched. But facing the petite girl who looked up at her, with her big watery eyes and pretending to be cute, she suddenly couldn't get angry at all.

Look, this is the privilege of being cute! Even pranks can win the day, no wonder Theresa, the old loli, never admits she is old...

"Okay, Shilis...let me ask you, why do you want me to hold you?"

"Hmm~ Because Himeko was the only one who didn't scold me just now, how about that reason?"

“I just don’t feel comfortable blaming Pu

Friends who are familiar with the subject... Never mind, as long as you like it."

"Then I'll leave it to you~"

As the faint light on the girl's body faded away, Himeko immediately reached out and took the limp girl into her arms. Facing the strange looks from Mei, Bronya and others, they walked towards the elevator together.

(So ​​light... But that's true, it would be strange if such a skinny figure could be heavy)

"Jizi, what are you thinking about?"

Looking at the silver-haired girl who was extremely weak but still had a cunning and smart look in her eyes, Ji Zi thought about it and her expression suddenly became serious.

"You know what, Shilis...I found that your pelvis is really too small. If you get pregnant, you will definitely have a difficult birth."

The girl's smile disappeared.

"Don't look at me like that, Sister Shilis, don't you always say that you are already 30 years old? You are still unmarried at the age of 30, you are more miserable than me, hahaha..."

"..."

Shirley originally wanted to say something, but when she heard the faint sadness in Ji Zi's laughter, she sighed helplessly, swallowed the counterattack she had prepared, and patted the other person on the shoulder instead.

"Don't even think about this kind of thing in Saint Freya. There's no future for it. Isn't Theresa cute?"

"......What's the meaning?"

"Yeah, what do you mean?" Theresa, who was inexplicably @ed, looked innocent.

"I say~~you don't know, do you?"

"..."

Walking at the end of the team, Kiana looked at the people in front of her who were chatting intermittently and couldn't help but smile.

(When was the last time I saw Sissy like this?)

Kiana thought silently, her eyes accidentally glancing at the two people who stayed in the hall, and the smile on her lips faded.

Before the woman noticed her gaze, Kiana quickly looked away. She bit her lip lightly and ran into the elevator quickly...

As if trying to escape from the whirlpool behind him.

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The sudden invasion of the World Serpent was resolved silently by the senior members of the branch, like a firework turned upside down in a pot, which did not attract any attention when it exploded and flashed.

In order to keep the operation secret, the World Serpent and the Far East Branch of the Destiny both blocked the news in order to reduce panic. Apart from the managers of the Abandoned Project Integration Department, few people knew the truth of the matter.

St. Freya Island Interior...

Even though most of the personnel moved to the Far East Branch Base, the reconstruction work of the academy never stopped.

The news of the World Serpent completely disappeared, and Yaezakura, who stayed here, naturally didn't know about the brief battle that took place in the Far East Base.

As a pseudo-herrscher who possesses the Key of Corrosion, Yaezakura can be regarded as one of the top fighters in the Far Eastern Alliance. Otherwise, Theresa would not be willing to let her guard Saint Freya.

"..."

Leaning against the crumbling rocks, Yaezakura sat on the edge of the shattered island, gazing at the distant horizon.

Even if the Herrscher is eliminated, there is no guarantee that this sea area is absolutely safe. Because a large amount of Houkai energy left over from the battle is deposited in the seawater, it is possible that low-level Houkai beasts without brains will be born at any time and rush ashore to run wild based on their instincts.

Her job is to prevent this from happening.

"Sister, that reaction happened again."

Feiyumaru sat on her shoulder, and the carefree and happy expression of the past disappeared from her little face for the first time.

"Yeah."

"There's no doubt about it! That's the Honkai factor that originated from the same source as Jizo's soul. It reacted in three directions at the same time... Big sis, that Shiris has taken the position of the eleventh Herrscher. The next Herrscher to come can only be... Big sis?"

Sensing that Yaesakura was distracted, Hiyomaru's spirit floated up and pulled the fox ears on the girl's head and shook them.

"Sorry, Hiyomaru, I was distracted just now."

"Sister..."

Looking at the dark red sword tightly held in the girl's hand, the strange blood-red lines slowly climbed up the girl's palm along the handle, and were blocked by the guard and sleeves.

The little fox remained silent for a long time, then flew over hesitantly.

"Sister, have you really decided?"

"Well... the civilization of this era is not yet ready to fight against the Twelfth Herrscher. I can see the memories contained in the Key of God, so I naturally understand the terrifying power of that."

Therefore, she had to fight for the right to possess the power of erosion, let the Honkai Will notice her, and then win the qualification...

"But if that's the case...!"

"It's okay. If it were Kallen, she would have chosen to do the same without hesitation."

As the elevator started, the girls' lively laughter gradually faded away, leaving the storage room hall back to its former silence.

"..."

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The man and the woman stood in front of each other, but looked away at the same time, not daring to look into each other's eyes. In this apocalyptic silence, neither of them was able to speak first.

Siegfried felt that his rapid breathing became clearer and his heartbeat echoed in his chest like a drum.

Finally, after the "more important things" were over, he still had to face this inevitable scene...

Surprise, doubt, bewilderment, joy... these complex emotions are intertwined and accumulated in the heart of this middle-aged man.

Why did Cecilia, who had died sixteen years ago, appear in front of him? The instigator never showed up to explain, so Siegfried naturally had this doubt.

But this question is not important now.

The silver-haired woman in front of him was completely different from the "clone" he had expected. Her expression did not show the dullness and confusion of a human, and her bright and clear blue eyes showed obvious "self-awareness".

She was the same as Hillis... No! If Hillis had only inherited some of Cecilia's memories, but her consciousness clearly belonged to another person, then the "Cecilia" in front of him was like the wife he had known many years ago...

Diana is a clone of Kiana and has inherited some of Kiana's emotional memories, which leads to some similarities in their personalities, but in fact, they have completely different personalities and thoughts.

But "Cecilia" did not bring him the slightest sense of disobedience.

The gentle eyes that had appeared in dreams countless times once again surfaced in his mind, gradually overlapping with the pair of blue pupils in front of him.

Cecilia is dead, and the dead can never be resurrected, but what does it matter...

As Siegfried thought about it, his eyes began to focus.

Wasn't she standing right in front of him now? So close. Perhaps with just one sentence, he could get all the answers.

But how to start?

What attitude should I use to greet someone I haven't seen for more than ten years?

Does she still know who she is? Does she know that she died once? Does she remember the past? What does she think now? Does she still recognize me...

Siegfried's mind was in a mess, and countless questions piled up in his mind.

His brain could not answer these questions for him, the only way was to ask the woman in front of him,

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Siegfried was looking forward to the answer, but he was also afraid of getting it.

Plop, plop...

The heartbeat is getting faster and faster.

But just as Siegfried's blood pressure was rising uncontrollably, the woman's voice broke the silence.

"...Hello, Mr. Siegfried Kaslana."

The silver-haired woman spoke softly, having adjusted her state. Her eyes no longer wandered around, but focused on Siegfried.

This elegant and polite smile could be considered acceptable social etiquette - if one ignores the fact that her hands were tightly grasping the hem of her clothes and were trembling slightly due to excessive force.

Siegfried was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and his brain quickly compiled words.

"Uh, I..."

I wanted to simply say hello, but as expected, the words got stuck when they came to my lips...

"It's just as I thought, Mr. Siegfried."

Not paying attention to the man's embarrassment, Cecilia took a deep breath, and as if she had made some decision, her tense body suddenly relaxed.

This was not their first meeting.

Half a year ago, on the night when Siegfried returned to the old residence of the Kaslana family, she had already guessed when she saw the back of that figure from afar while hiding upstairs...

Although the memories of the past are like blank paper, the throbbing from the soul can never be false.

But is this really a good thing?

When she took on the identity of "Cecilia", Otto's words of warning to her still lingered in her ears...

"As a ghost resurrected by the power of creation, you can only be a shadow behind the light forever. It is not allowed to set foot in the world of the living..."

Even if he was transferred out of that "special force", he would still be just the afterimage of a dead person, and that could not be changed.

She came back to her senses and the light in her eyes dimmed.

"I'm sorry, I just lost my composure. Mr. Siegfried, I am one of the products of the 'Genesis Project', and my genes come from the S-rank Cecilia Shaniat. After I woke up in the Helheim Laboratory, the Bishop gave me the name 'Cecilia'."

The ripples in her tone were reduced to the minimum. The impulse that had just surged in her heart was finally suppressed by her.

Hearing this, Siegfried suddenly came to his senses.

"Laboratory? As expected... that means you don't have her memories... No! If you don't have those memories, how could it be possible..."