K424 of the Collapse World

The pink-haired girl kept a gentle smile, her eyes narrowed into a thin line in the smile, deeply hiding the chill...

Miyuki, who was in a state of confusion, did not notice the change in the pink-haired girl's temperament. She exhaled and forced a very forced polite smile.

"Nothing, just a little trouble at work..."

"Hey~ Can you show me your terminal?"

“————!!”

Asakura Miyuki's eyes widened instantly, and her expression froze on her astonished face.

(Why would she...? Did she notice...?!)

Asking for a personal terminal? This is like asking to check someone's phone for no reason. You can refuse it at any time.

But why did this girl say this?

Cold sweat seeped down Asakura Miyuki's back.

And when she saw the pink-haired girl's half-smile again, a certain fear in her heart overwhelmed her again.

If she had known that selfish decision before it was executed...

(No... No... Absolutely not...!!)

The next moment, the frightened wild cat did something that was completely unexpected by Xing.

She screamed, jumped onto the table, smashed the French window next to her head, and fled out of the pub amid the scattered glass fragments, disappearing deep into the corner of the street...

731 Unexpected Encounter

.........She just ran away like that? ?

Xing stared at the broken glass on the ground in a daze. Just now, in the blink of an eye, the agile black cat disappeared in front of her, leaving a faint black shadow at the corner of the street.

"Why did the glass break?"

"What's going on?"

"It seems that the girl over there bumped out..."

"..."

The commotion just now naturally attracted the attention of the people around. The Valkyries in the tavern looked at the hole in the window, pointing and discussing. Until just now, most of them did not notice what the girl who broke the window looked like.

"Even if there is an emergency, there is no need to smash the window..."

A Valkyrie muttered as she poured herself a glass of wine, her eyes inadvertently sweeping over Xing who was standing next to the broken window.

"Huh? It's the legal loli that just came in..."

The Valkyrie frowned slightly as she looked at the pink-haired girl who was deep in thought. Her experience as a spy told her that there was some kind of conspiracy here...

But soon, the relaxation brought by the rest time made her give up these clues that had just emerged.

"Tsk~ As expected, anyone who has anything to do with these people is a freak!"

"Are you trying to say that Lady Theresa is also a freak?"

"Eh? When did I say that? Don't talk nonsense. Sister Theresa is the cutest in the world!"

"Keep your voice down, Phil..."

The topic of conversation among the Valkyries at this table quickly shifted away from Xing and returned to the previous gossip. No one paid attention to the girl at the table next to the broken window anymore.

"..."

At this time, Xing, who had been silent for a long time, raised her head again and looked helplessly at the corner of the street where Asakura Miyuki disappeared.

That wild cat actually ran away?

Is she crazy?

In the one minute she talked to Miyuki, An imagined countless possible actions that the other party might take. In her opinion, Asakura Miyuki would definitely

He will try his best to hide his secret, even if he has to pretend to be deaf and dumb, at least he will definitely not talk about it in such a public place.

Xing even considered that the other party would threaten her directly or kill her. Xing was prepared for all these. No matter how bad her physical condition was, she could completely avoid all the other party's harmful actions with her time ability.

Xing knew that the extremely frightened cat girl would definitely choose to escape, but she never expected that Asakura Miyuki would choose the stupidest way to escape...

Yes, she did run away, but she didn't escape by changing the subject with words, she really ran away.

In full view of everyone, he smashed the glass and ran away like a frightened wild animal...

As an advanced individual of the Sharp Claw Warrior who is good at close combat, Asakura Miyuki's sprinting movements are smooth and natural. She concentrated her impact force on one point and kept the hole in the glass to a minimum, perfectly implementing the covert force's principle of "avoiding interfering with the environment."

Should we say she is worthy of being an A+ grade elite Valkyrie?

Xing covered her head and lay on the table, feeling somewhat exhausted.

Did that girl think that running away would solve all her problems? The tavern manager wouldn't give her a ticket, the army wouldn't talk to her about it, and Xing Maer would be like the NPCs in the game, ending the conversation and never bothering her again... Did she think so?

Could that stupid cat really be that dumb?

As long as Xing is willing, they can report her abnormal behavior to the higher-ups at any time and ask the communications department to track her terminal coordinates. It will be useless no matter how far she runs.

Unless she wants to escape from the Far East Branch...

Xing shook her head and quickly denied this speculation. In a high-tech military base like the Far East Branch, it is not so easy to enter and exit at will, especially for a special individual like Asakura Miyuki who carries Houkai. If she goes out privately, she is more likely to attract attention from the sentry.

So, the girl was simply too frightened and lost her mind, then ran away following her beast instinct?

Xing couldn't accept this result. She had dragged her limp body to find this stupid cat just to verify the essence of the dream. But just when she had discovered the clues and was about to get the truth, the cat suddenly went crazy and ran away? Anyone would be angry if they encountered such a thing.

The moment Asakura Miyuki escaped, An had thought about stopping her. As long as she activated the time-stopping field and cut her tendons with the pointer sword, she could easily disable the little wild cat's mobility and make it impossible for her to escape...

Although Xing was confident that she could do it, she would casually beat up a colleague just to confirm an inexplicable hallucination? Let alone how her friends would view such a thing. If it turned out to be just a misunderstanding, Xing guaranteed that she would be sent to the best mental hospital in Tianming and would not be able to come out for several months.

Although the sense of déjà vu was terrifying, in the final analysis, "Asakura Miyuki's betrayal" was just something that appeared in her dream. As long as Xing's cognition remained in this state, she would never do anything out of line.

In the collision between her dream premonition and her own reason, Xing's reason always prevailed. She herself found it incredible that she would run around sick just because of a strange dream.

This is also the biggest concession her "reason" has made to "emotions"...

After lying down and resting for about two minutes, Xing forced herself to raise her head. No matter how long she rested, she could not relieve the fatigue caused by this weakness.

So, should we turn around and investigate the matter of Miyuki Asakura, or continue with the previous plan and confirm the situation in the scientific research department?

If it was just to confirm the relationship between dreams and reality, then it would be fine to start from either side. And now, compared to the incident in the Research Department that happened at an unknown time, it would be easier to continue investigating Asakura Miyuki, not to mention that she had already made some progress...

After looking at the direction where the wild cat fled, Xing turned her gaze to the government center building. As long as she entered the building two hundred meters away, took the elevator to the 21st floor, and reported the matter of Asakura Miyuki to the dwarf school principal, and mixed in her own speculation, she would probably get the answer she wanted before lunch.

731 Unexpected Encounter >>

This would obviously be simpler than going to the research department which is still a long way off, right?

"call......"

Xing took a deep breath and slowly stood up.

Yes, according to the vague memory in the dream, Bronya would have an accident near the Research Department, and it seemed that it was because I took the initiative to go to the Research Department. If the dream is really what will happen in the future, I should stay away from the Research Department and find the truth from Asakura Miyuki...

It’s decided, let’s dig out the secret of that kitten first!

Recalling the pitiful appearance of the little black cat trembling and stammering, Xing sneered and nodded, confirming her thoughts again.

Just as she turned around and was about to walk out of the pub...

"Excuse me......"

A familiar voice suddenly came from the broken window.

"Do you know what happened to Miss Asakura?"

Xing instinctively turned her head back and saw a strand of silver-white hair, shining brightly in the golden sunlight...

The girl with silver hair and blue eyes leaned over and stood in front of the window, with a gentle smile in her eyes.

(Sister Sis... That's not right.)

Seeing this familiar face, Xing frowned, quickly denied the first name that popped into her mind, and said another name that was a little unfamiliar to her.

"Miss Kiana...?"

As we all know, Shirley has two "twin sisters": Diana Kaslana and Kiana Kaslana. Excluding the white-haired ball that often giggles, the elegant girl in front of me should be Kiana among the three sisters...

Although they knew each other, Xing and Miss Kiana seldom interacted with each other. They usually met in public places and had almost no private communication.

Xing knew that although she was on par with the sisters Shirley and Diana, this Miss Kiana was not an experimental subject of the K series of Destiny, but the real eldest daughter of the Kaslana family...

Xing was a little dazed, not knowing how to face this important person with such an attitude.

"No need to use honorifics, just call me Kiana."

Kiana smiled and nodded, in response to Xing's address. Then, her eyebrows slightly frowned, as if she was thinking about how to speak.

"Just now I saw... Miss Asakura seemed to run out from here (pointing to the hole). Miss Mal, do you know what happened?"

Kiana said, looking at the pale and haggard Xing. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly hid her strangeness and pretended that she didn't notice anything.

Kiana had also heard a lot of rumors about Xing Maer. This child from the Cocolia Orphanage was an old acquaintance of Shirley, and had had a lot of friction with the Far East Branch. But even putting this aside, Kiana didn't have a good impression of this rumored child with a weird personality and suspected abuse tendencies, and had no intention of making friends with him.

If it weren't for Asakura Miyuki's matter, she wouldn't have taken the initiative to look for this girl. After all, the pseudo-hersr who was imprisoned for "losing control" not long ago suddenly made such a strange move, which made her pay attention.

A few minutes ago, when Asakura Miyuki broke the glass window and fled in a hurry, she was quite conspicuous in this busy area. Kiana, who was passing by this place after leaving the research department after get off work, also happened to see that scene.

After watching the cat-eared girl run away in a panic, Kiana soon noticed Xing behind the broken window. After a little consideration, she came to the broken window of the tavern and started a conversation with Xing.

It is obviously more important to collect information than to go directly to talk to Asakura Miyuki.

(Is this child...sick?)

Kiana thought with some worry, but still didn't show anything on the surface. Although she didn't like this child very much, it didn't mean that Kiana would turn a blind eye to Xing's abnormality. She just didn't know whether expressing concern for a child with a twisted personality would offend the other's sensitive self-esteem...

On the other hand, Xing didn't know about the troubles in Kiana's heart. She endured the weakening of her mental strength, thought for a while, and shook her head simply.

"I don't know... I just came in to say hello to her, but she suddenly had a PTSD attack, and you saw what happened next~"

Xing said casually, not intending to tell Kiana about her discovery. She was not familiar with this young lady, so there was no need to involve her.

"Then... do you know who she had contact with before? And what unusual behavior did she have before she ran away?"

"I don't remember clearly..."

Xing spread her hands and continued to shake her head. She didn't know if Kiana had discovered something as well. But after all, the matter of Asakura Miyuki was largely her own "imagination". Before having definitive evidence, it should be avoided as much as possible. This is common sense.

"That's it..."

Kiana looked at the two glasses on the table, as if she had thought of something, and smiled slightly.

"I see. Thank you for your answer, Miss Mal."

"Um...bye."

Xing waved her hand as a farewell to Kiana.

This girl will leave here soon, and he will go to the ruling center of the Far East Branch with important information.

Yes, it will be soon...

(Um...?)

However, what surprised Xing was that after saying goodbye to the silver-haired girl, she turned around and prepared to leave, but she saw out of the corner of her eye that the other party was still standing there, looking at her with a calm smile, and did not move.

What is she doing?

Xing frowned, turned around again, and faced the card

Miss Slana.

But the next moment, Xing's pupils suddenly contracted.

She understood why Kiana was waiting there.

because......

As far as the eye can see, the solid golden light curtain has enveloped everything around...

732 Perceiving the Truth

There was a deathly silence all around.

Just like what I have seen countless times in the past, the entire space and time was blocked by the dark golden energy. No living creatures could be seen anymore. Only those golden particles like sand and dust were flowing, allowing the laws of space and time to devour every corner of the universe...

The girl just stared at the magnificent scene in front of her. For some reason, her uninjured lower back began to ache, and an inexplicable fear spread from the depths of her dark mind, like a deadly poisonous snake that drilled into her chest and bit her heart fiercely...

Yes, that's the fear.