K424 of the Collapse World

"It's just intelligence. I don't know anything about what you've been through~"

Xing smiled lightly and stuck out her tongue, then calmly raised the pointer sword in her hand.

"Well, as a return gift for that gorgeous attack just now, I'll show off a little bit of my skills~"

As he spoke, Xing slowly swung the twisted black sword, and under Youlan Daier's solemn gaze as if facing a great enemy, he used the pointer blade to draw an arc to the left...

The next moment, the blood drops dripping from the wound on her arm suddenly stopped falling and solidified in mid-air.

Then... as if a video tape was being played in reverse, the drop of blood moved back up the girl's arm and quietly flowed into the torn wound!

From then on, the blood on the ground began to fly back up, returning to the girl's wound just as it had just flown out and dripped; at the same time, Xing's damaged long skirt was filled up by the debris from the dust, and soon it returned to its previous spotless and gorgeous appearance...

Seeing the girl become unharmed again like a rewinding video, everyone present widened their eyes and looked at this strange purple-haired girl in horror...

Facing the almost dull gazes of the people from the Far East, Xing simply smiled indifferently.

"Don't be so surprised. It's just local time control. It's the basic ability of a Herrscher of Time."

As she spoke, the girl looked at the giant lance in Youlan Daier's hand, and her seemingly gentle smile became slightly dangerous.

"However, even if the time domain is locked, it seems that it cannot stop certain special attacks~ Even the fault of the law is enough to break through. Perhaps you will be more difficult to deal with than her..."

As she spoke, the girl looked up at the sky again. At this moment, the stream of light that streaked across the sky became increasingly clear, and a faint human figure could already be seen.

While the girl was looking at the light in the sky, a pair of blue eyes were also looking down at her...

"Haha~ Is it finally coming?"

As Xing was talking to herself, golden light crashed down to the ground, covering the empty space between Xing and Youlan Daier....

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758 Confrontation

a few minutes ago.

In the battlefield outside the atmosphere, from the time Shiris faced the meteor shower of the Herrscher of the Stone head-on to the time she smashed her opponent's head with a single punch, the whole process took only a few tens of seconds.

However, what Shiris didn't expect was that the Herrscher of the Rock, whose mind center had been destroyed, could still trigger the self-discipline counterattack ability of the Herrscher core. The body endowed with destructive instincts by the Honkai energy moved again, and the out-of-control core burst out with overwhelming Honkai power, directly attacking the Betrayer who was close at hand...

For this reason, Shiris had to use a few more punches to smash the remaining body of the Herrscher into pieces, so that it could no longer be driven by Honkai energy.

Faced with the restraining law that indiscriminately eliminates Honkai, no matter how strong the power of a conventional elemental herrscher is, it will be of no avail. The suppression of the rule domain is absolute, and even the creators of these laws will be equally constrained.

The body of the Herrscher of the Stone was completely crushed, and the core was also smashed into scattered crystal dust. After confirming the enemy's death, Shilis immediately turned around and landed on the base island to help others deal with the troubles on the ground battlefield...

Until this time, the girl still didn't know what had happened.

As the speed of the rapid descent continued to increase, it took Shiris only a dozen seconds to return from the high altitude close to the universe to below the clouds, and she could see from afar the dense mechanical troops and the battlefield in the center below.

Surrounded by the Far East Branch's strongest force were two familiar figures.

One of them was her old rival Kevin. Even at a distance of dozens of kilometers, Shirley could see clearly that the man was standing on the dark black ice pillar, looking down at the surrounding Herrschers and Valkyries with an indifferent expression.

Why did this guy come here in person to cause trouble again?

Having no idea of ​​Kevin's motives, Shilis turned her attention to the other side of the encirclement...

Another person who also felt strangely familiar to her.

She looked to be a woman of about twenty years old, wearing a long evening gown-style slit skirt, with super long lavender hair neatly hanging down to her ankles. There was an illusory oval halo behind her, which was obviously a highly concentrated special energy.

This gorgeous and exaggerated clothing is obviously not a specially made combat armor, but a spiritual outfit constructed in the form of a Herrscher!

As a Herrscher, Shiris is very familiar with the aesthetic style of Honkai Will.

However, the World Serpent actually also controls the power of the Herrscher?

Shiris thought silently and continued to observe the purple-haired woman who was suspected to be the Herrscher.

In the woman's hand, there was a deformed black needle sword that looked a bit like...

(This is--!)

At this moment, the purple-haired woman suddenly raised her head, and her heterochromatic eyes of bright gold and silver-gray instantly intertwined with Shirley's slightly widened eyes.

apricot?!

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boom---!!

The falling golden meteor hit the ground, and the swirling and spreading air waves once again swept across the chaotic square.

Before the dust settled, the silver-haired girl blasted her palm to the side. The strong gust of wind instantly cleared the blurry vision, making the broken battlefield appear in front of everyone again.

On the ground between Yulandel and Xing, there appeared an arc-shaped pit that sank down like a spider web.

At the origin of countless cracks, a silver-haired girl who had fallen from the sky stood there, her blue eyes, like swords, staring directly at the girl with purple hair and heterochromatic eyes...

The silver-haired girl was wearing a religious saint's dress made of black gauze and gold thread edging, which was of the same style as the purple-gold dress worn by the purple-haired girl. The golden rings and cross shadows floating behind them were enough to prove their identities.

——A perfect practitioner who truly masters the law

Seeing this scene, Yulandel hesitated for a moment, but then, seeing the secret order received on the iris display screen, she immediately retracted the armor that was emitting light particles, put down the spear in her hand, and the fighting spirit that had accumulated to the limit also stagnated.

Although it was uncomfortable to have the duel interrupted, she gave up the fight with the Herrscher without hesitation after seeing the highest order from the bishop. Moreover, Yulandel had to admit that the "Anti-Herrscher" was obviously more suitable to deal with the Herrscher of Time with strange abilities.

As long as she is willing to fight with all her strength...

On the other hand, the arrival of Silis also gave the confused Bronya a glimmer of hope. In her memory, Xing would never go against Silis' words. Even if she had just made that cold-blooded declaration in front of everyone, would she say the same thing to Silis herself?

That shouldn’t be the case…?

In nervousness, Bronya unconsciously grasped Diana's hand, holding it tighter and tighter.

Feeling the pressure from the palm, Diana looked at the pale girl and gently hugged her neck.

As everyone watched with bated breath, Shilis slowly walked out of the sunken pit, keeping her eyes level with the purple-haired woman.

See.

There was no doubt that the tall woman in front of him was the former Xing Maer. Both her facial expressions and Theresa and the others' reactions were enough to prove this.

As for this appearance, it should be the perfect adult form that the body automatically transformed into after being completely transformed into a Herrscher...

But what puzzled Hillary was that during the long questioning gaze, "Xing" did not look away like the well-behaved girl she used to be. There was not even the slightest ripple in her eyes, and there was a hint of indifference in her leisurely manner.

758 Confrontation>>

The gentle question that Shirley had been planning for a long time was also dispelled by the cold gaze...

She is indeed Xing, but is she really still the Xing she knows?

After entering the Herrscher mode, Shiris naturally could not use the intelligence functions of the ordinary terminal. She simply could not figure out how many things happened below during the few minutes when she defeated the Herrscher of Stone in the sky...

In any case, Xing obviously had no intention of explaining herself. After a long silence, Shilis finally couldn't help but speak.

"apricot......"

"I know what you want to ask, Sister Shilis."

As if she had been waiting for her to speak, Xing quickly interrupted Shirley. Although she still called the silver-haired girl in front of her "sister", there was no respect in her tone.

"As for me, I plan to leave the Far East Branch and join the World Serpent. And Mr. Kevin is here to greet me. It's about as simple as that."

As she spoke, Xing glanced slightly to the side, her eyes looking in the direction where Kevin was standing.

"..."

Shiris remained silent. Since Kiana and the others around her didn't react, it meant that Xing had just said the same thing to them.

Join World Serpent?

According to the basic process of this situation, what she should do next is to put on an indignant expression and ask Xing "why".

But compared to asking the reason, Shilis had something more important to worry about.

For example, why did Xing become a Herrscher? Why was she suddenly connected to Kevin? What did the abnormal energy reaction near the commercial district have to do with them...

Finally, Shirley let out a sigh of relief.

"What did you do?"

Looking at the commercial outer district that had been completely reduced to ruins, Shirley's eyes slowly swept across the broken building wreckage and dilapidated walls, and finally turned back to Xing, and for the first time cast a questioning look at the "sister" in front of her.

"This isn't like the battle that just happened."

"Ahaha~ Well..."

Xing stretched and pointed at Yulandel not far away without hesitation.

"Although you can find out the whole story by just asking Miss Valkyrie over there, for the sake of convenience, I'd better tell you directly."

"Ten minutes ago, the Thirteenth Herrscher: The Herrscher of Time invaded the Far East Branch and stopped time with the power of the law, intending to eliminate you and me - her only two threats. But unfortunately, before that, I managed to contact the Lord of the World Serpent and the Strongest Valkyrie of Destiny, and used their power to kill that idiot. As a result, I absorbed the power of the law of time and replaced her as the Herrscher of Time."

Xing spoke very quickly, and it seemed that she had rehearsed these fluent words many times in her mind. But now, hearing this shocking fact, Shirley had no time to care about these details, and she opened her eyes wide again.

So this is why she became a Herrscher...

Following Xing's gaze, Shirley also saw a frozen terminal not far away. There was indeed a human figure wrapped in the thick layer of ice.

"You mean, the Herrscher of Time invaded the Far East Branch...?!"

"That's right, my dear sister Shirley. The Herrscher of Time can rely on his own law power to swagger into this base and kill anyone effortlessly, and even... steal things right under the nose of you, the strongest Herrscher."

As she spoke, Xing slowly opened her hands, and a few broken crimson crystals floated slightly in her hands.

"This is... the core of the Herrscher of Fire?!"

The Flame Law Core, which was under strict control in Tesla's laboratory, was stolen without anyone noticing, and even the alarm was not triggered!

"Well, since that guy was absorbed by me, this thing also came into my hands. Now, I'm giving it back to you."

As she spoke, Xing gently threw the crystal fragments in her hand. The next moment, as the dark golden light flashed, these core fragments automatically pieced together in mid-air, turning into a flawless red crystal again, suspended in mid-air under the blessing of the dissipated energy...

"you......"

"I just used my ability to restore it to the state it was in a month ago. After all, a complete core is always more valuable for research than a broken one, isn't it?"

An Ran faced the countless surprised or fearful looks around her, Xing blinked, smiled and waved to Shirley.

"It's easy.

I must say thank you, just consider it as a small gift from me to Sister Shilis~"

"..."

Shiris raised her hand, and several slender golden chains wrapped around the Flame Law Core in the air, suppressing the Honkai energy fluctuations that were constantly emanating from the surface of the core.

"Any other questions, Sister Shilis~?"

Xing asked softly with a smile, her soft and sweet tone was somewhat seductive, but more of it was playful and teasing, and it was impossible to discern the true meaning of her words.

"Ah... there is indeed a little problem."

After handing the sealed Herrscher Core to Kiana behind her, Shirley turned around, her frosty blue pupils tinged with a layer of golden mist.

"When did I say I would let the Lord of the World Serpent go?"

759 Apricot's Thoughts

The silver-haired girl's gaze passed over Xing in front of her and turned to Kevin who was watching from the sidelines.

"No matter what the reason, armed personnel from a hostile organization openly broke into our base. We can't just pretend we didn't see it, right?"

Looking at the white-haired man with unfriendly eyes, Shirley slowly raised her left hand and clenched her five fingers into a fist.

Following her gesture, the Far East troops that formed the encirclement immediately started arming, aiming their weapons with safety buttons at the center of the venue, and had apparently entered a state of war.

With the rank of General of Heavenly Destiny reserved for her by Otto and her status as an Honorary S-class Valkyrie, Shilis was fully qualified to command the grassroots Valkyrie troops. And Theresa, as the Minister of the Far East, also acquiesced to this.

Of course, Shilis didn't intend to let ordinary Valkyries join the battle, as this would only lead to a sea of ​​people fighting with lives piled up. She let the Valkyries show their weapons just to show the World Serpent her attitude...

"The Far East Branch's military base is not a roadside park where anyone can come and go as they please. As for you, Kevin Kaslana, the underground building you demolished two weeks ago has not been repaired yet..."

The girl said this with a forced smile, her azure eyes once again turning into a light golden cross. She solidified the energy beam into a spear and gently held it in her hand.

"Last time you chose to leave without saying goodbye, so you should stay this time and let our Far East Branch entertain the honorable Lord, right? I would also like you to explain in detail how you helped us defeat the previous Herrscher of Time..."

"..."

Facing Kevin who remained indifferent, Hillary whispered aggressively and took a sudden step forward.

Swah——

The next moment, the pitch-black pointer sword quietly appeared in front of her, blocking her way.