K424 of the Collapse World

The civil war of mankind is still going on, but the forces of collapse have already begun to stir. The future of this era, not long after, seems to be clearly visible.

But before that, the gears of fate were once again stopped by that scarred little hand...

729 The beginning of chaos

In the absence of pressure, human laziness is difficult to overcome by one's own will.

For example, getting up.

Few people can maintain the same routine on their days off. For most people, even if they plan to get up early and do something on their days off the day before, they always oversleep for unknown reasons, or change their minds in a daze after being woken up by the alarm clock and continue to turn over and sleep.

There is nothing wrong with this. After all, there is no compulsory pressure from work and study, and there is nothing too important to get up early, so oversleeping is not a big deal, right?

Even though she was thinking this, the girl's brows slowly furrowed as she looked at the wall clock on the wall opposite her bed.

Anyway, this time it was too outrageous...

The hour hand of the wall clock is slightly above the top, while the minute hand is not far to the left of the clock. The angle between them does not exceed 45°.

Yes...I didn't see it wrong, it is indeed 12:48.

The bright and dazzling sunlight outside the window clearly showed that it was not the early morning, but the noon of the next day...

"So, I slept from ten o'clock the previous day to noon the next day?"

Xing muttered to herself as she gradually woke up from her sleepy state. The girl had to accept the reality before her.

The total time of deep sleep is more than 14 hours. Only warriors who sleep through two nights can achieve such a feat, right?

What did I do last night...

Trying hard to mobilize her slow thinking, Xing began to recall what happened the day before.

(As for yesterday... in the morning, I was patrolling the border defense line and interrogating the World Serpent prisoners. In the afternoon, I seemed to be accompanying Commander Ji Zi to train new recruits? As for the evening... wait, what the hell am I thinking about?)

The girl was suddenly stunned, and the image that instinctively appeared in her mind began to blur, just like a dream she had last night, which quickly disappeared from her mind as she woke up...

Without a doubt, it must be a dream. Where did the Far East Branch have any border defense line? And how could a mere Valkyrie student like me wear a colonel's uniform and accompany the branch commander to train the newly promoted Valkyries?

In addition, the commander of the Far East Branch should be the old loli named Theresa, right? Wuliangta Jizi is just the captain of the military. From this point of view, this is really an absurd dream full of mistakes...

Rubbing her eyes and complaining about the scene in her mind, Xing shook her head. As her consciousness became clearer, her mind began to gradually emerge with the real memories of yesterday, and she browsed through the memories like turning the pages of a scroll.

Well...Yesterday was April 4th. I trained in the simulation room as usual in the morning, and then went to the restaurant with Bronya and Seele for dinner. Oh, those two guys were feeding each other again, which was annoying. Then in the afternoon, I went to test the control of Honkai energy, and Sister Kiana got the highest value again, worthy of being Sister Cialis's relative...

Sister Shilis?!

Thinking of this, Xing suddenly opened her eyes wide and her body began to tremble involuntarily.

What’s going on…this kind of tearing heartache?

Covering her chest, Xing breathed heavily, a sense of loss and grief lingering in her heart, and the forgotten dream scenes vaguely emerged again.

The silver-haired girl, covered in wounds, was dragged into a transport plane by a masked man in a black robe and disappeared into the distant horizon... Since then, no one has ever seen that girl again.

Xing's widened eyes returned to their normal size.

(So ​​that’s why I dreamt that Sister Silis was kidnapped…)

The girl sighed, and when she realized that it was just a dream, the sad feeling was quickly dispelled.

She tapped her head in annoyance.

Why did I have such an unlucky dream?

Forget it, it's just a dream... don't worry about it. Instead of this, let's continue to recall what happened yesterday.

What?

Xing calmed down, continued to recall what happened yesterday, and continued to recall the fragment just now.

After the control test was over, it was time for lunch, and Rosalia threw green peppers and garlic into her sister's bowl again. Then... go back to the apartment to wash up and go to bed?

Wait, isn't this exactly the same as usual? Then why did I sleep so soundly that I couldn't even hear the alarm?

So it is true...

The girl tried to raise her hand, feeling her arm was heavier than usual, and confirmed her condition.

Yes, I am sick...

Small black dots kept appearing in my field of vision. The blue sky outside the window had a blurry and distorted feeling. My brain kept buzzing, which was somewhat similar to the symptoms of a cold and fever.

And... the body seems very weak, just like the last few days of the x-10 experiment, when the remaining immune system in the body and the Honkai energy produced a rejection reaction, and the body consumed a lot of energy and the Honkai factor during the adaptation period...

It should be... just a cold, right?

Xing slowly lay back down, subconsciously glanced at the wall clock, and smiled bitterly again.

Come to think of it, I had a special medical checkup scheduled this morning? Looks like I missed it completely.

Xing rummaged around next to the pillow and found her personal terminal. As expected, the communication page showed three missed calls from the Far East Medical Department's PEC-02 area.

Being sick should be a valid reason, right?

As the girl thought about it, her dilated pupils gradually became empty and she slowly closed her eyes.

Anyway, I'll explain it to Cocolia's mother later...

So sleepy...I really don't want to move at all...

I wonder if Sister Shiris will come to visit me?

......

With the effect of fatigue, Xing's consciousness quickly became hazy, and when she was about to fall asleep again...

Bang bang bang——! !

The sudden and violent sound of banging on the door woke the girl who was about to fall asleep.

"Xing~! Are you in there? We agreed to visit the official training ground today! Why haven't you gathered yet?"

As the loud voice of a young girl came in through the door, Xingye immediately knew the identity of this uninvited guest.

Rosalia Arlene.

Well, besides the missed physical examination this morning, there was indeed this matter...

I casually agreed to the pink-haired guy's party invitation last week, so it can be considered a scheduled trip~

Xing turned over helplessly and had to start thinking about how to deal with this matter...

So I had no choice but to refuse, right? My current condition didn't seem like I could go sightseeing.

In the short time that Xing had to think, Rosalia's shouting was heard again from outside the door.

"Hey, hey, hey, it's almost one o'clock. Are you still sleeping? Even the nerds in the Far East wouldn't stay in bed for so long..."

The girl's energetic voice, mixed with the sound of banging on the door, came into the room. After a moment's hesitation, Xing struggled to sit up sideways and slowly moved to the bed.

When Rosalia Arlene came to your door, if you didn't open it for her, she would continue to shout and knock on the door for more than two hours. Don't ask Xing how she knew that.

Although my body felt very uncomfortable, it was not to the point where I was completely unable to move.

Just open the door and explain to her in person. No matter how spoiled and willful that little girl is, she wouldn't force a patient with a bad cold to go out and play with you, right?

With her willpower, Xing slowly climbed out of bed, not even bothering to put on her slippers, and walked straight to the bedroom door.

Although the nightgown she was wearing was a little too thin, the girls had already seen each other's clothes during the mixed bathing in the orphanage before, so there was nothing to be shy about in front of Rosalia.

However, the scar on the chest must be covered up. It is always uncomfortable for friends to see the hideous scar...

While thinking, Xing walked to the mirror in a daze, took the shirt off the hook and prepared to put it on. At this moment, she saw her upper body in the mirror out of the corner of her eye...that flawless white and slightly raised chest.

729 The beginning of chaos >>

Where's the scar?! Where did the horrible scar left by Bronya's bloody wings when she was pierced in the crack of the illusion go?

Wait a minute... In the gap between the illusions... Bronya? !

Xing stared blankly at herself in the mirror, the images in her mind kept distorting and changing, overlapping memories and dream memories mixed together, almost indistinguishable from each other.

In a trance, she seemed to see a purple-pink-haired girl with a neat ponytail standing in front of the mirror, stroking the dark brown scar on her chest, and slowly zipping up the Valkyrie uniform to cover the scar that contained memories...

Is that... me?

Me in my dream?

Was it really just a dream...

Xing worked hard

She was thinking, trying to piece the fragments of memory together again, but at this moment, the shouting outside the door interrupted her thoughts again.

"Wake up~! Xing, the sun is shining on your butt!"

"..."

Xing came back to her senses, blinked hard, temporarily suppressed the doubts in her heart, turned around and left the dressing mirror.

Let's deal with the current affairs first...

"Xing, if you don't open the door, I'll call Lilia up too~"

The pink-haired girl banged on the metal door with a smile on her face. There was no anxious expression on her face and she seemed to enjoy the process of urging others.

咔啦

The next moment, the door of the apartment opened without warning, causing Rosalia to wave her hand again in vain.

Seeing the girl in pajamas standing at the door, Rosalia's eyes were filled with smiles again.

"Ah la la ~ Xing, I guessed you were... Xing! What's wrong with you?!"

Before she could finish her teasing words, the pink-haired girl, who saw Xing's face clearly, suddenly changed her tone and showed a little surprise on her face.

"Are you...sick?"

"Ah."

Xing nodded. When she looked in the mirror just now, she also noticed how haggard her pale face with dark circles under her eyes was. It seemed that she would fall down if the wind blew. She was just like an internet addict who stayed up all night for several days without sleeping...

To be honest, she thought Rosalia would think so too, but now it seems that although this girl usually acts stupid and out of touch, she is actually quite sharp.

Xing was thinking about how to tell Rosalia that she could not attend the event, but the next moment, Rosalia stepped forward and hugged Xing around the waist without saying a word.

"Eh! What are you doing?"

"Of course I'm taking you to the hospital!"

"Wait a minute! It's just a common cold, there's no need to go to the medical department..."

Xing quickly stopped the girl who was about to go downstairs, patted Rosalia on the shoulder, and signaled her to put her down.

"The medical resources of the Far East Branch are very limited. There are still many Valkyries injured in the last Honkai attack. There is no need to trouble a doctor for my cold. I can just take some medicine at home..."

"Oh, that's right. Xing, have you taken the medicine?"

"not yet......"

As soon as Xing said two words, Rosalia hugged her and ran back to the house, closing the door behind her.

After laying Xingping, who looked puzzled, on the sofa, Rosalia began to rummage through the drawers in the room.

"What are you doing..."

"Help you find medicine! The patient should lie down and rest, leave these things to me~"

Rosalia gave a thumbs up and continued to search through the drawers and boxes. Seeing the girl rummaging aimlessly, Xing's mouth twitched and she couldn't help but remind her.

"Um, the medicine cabinet is in..."

"Found it~Taisho cold granules!"

Before Xing could finish her words, Rosalia picked up a medicine box and skipped into the kitchen to boil water.

Did she really find it out?

Xing looked at Rosalia's back in a daze, then turned to look at the messy closet. That's right, the drawer where she kept her medicine was indeed over there...

But why is she so skilled at searching for things?

Xing shook her head and gave up thinking about such meaningless things. From the open kitchen door, she could see the pink-haired girl quickly find a glass, tear open the package of instant powder, flexibly hold the kettle with her tail, move it away from the stove, and pour hot water into the cup...

It must be said that this clever and capable look refreshed her impression of Rosalia. After all, Xing had only seen her being naughty before.

"That's it. Drink it quickly, and then I'll carry you back to the bedroom."