K424 of the Collapse World

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"That's what I did... Don't worry, this is basically an expected development, there's nothing dangerous about it~"

Hillis knew very well what was happening to her body, so she naturally knew why Tesla had such an exaggerated expression and why others were so surprised...

"What on earth did you do?! Why is your body... Did the ability that Xing applied to you fail? What happened to the erosion reaction left in your body, or...?!"

"No way!"

Before Tesla could fully open her mind, Hillis interrupted her thoughts and started explaining first.

"Well... I just tested the power of the law of time..."

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Soon, after listening to Hillis's concise explanation, Tesla basically understood what had just happened.

"So... you thought the physical examination was too boring, so you wanted to try out the time law ability you just mastered, but you accidentally messed up?"

Tesla's eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and the corners of his mouth twitched almost non-stop. Let's not talk about why Shirley could simulate the power of the law of time. Now, Tesla finally understood how dangerous Shirley was in that state just now...

She took it for granted that it was because his IQ had reached the level of a naughty child that he did such stupid things without considering the consequences.

However, what she didn't know was that the girl's previous childishness was completely fake, and the experiment of the law of time was ultimately due to her own death. However, for this misunderstanding, Shilis didn't intend to explain anything more. After all, she didn't want to cause herself extra trouble...

"Originally, the control was very precise. It was just to apply the time acceleration effect to the whole body, but all these detection instruments suddenly exploded, which scared me a lot. The release of energy went out of control..."

The girl scratched her head in embarrassment. She probably understood the reason for the explosion of the detection equipment. Because the effect of relative time acceleration would not affect the outside world, for those instruments, the various parameters of her body energy suddenly increased by dozens of times. It was needless to say what this sudden and huge energy increase meant to the highly sensitive detection equipment.

"So, you used the laws of time to fast-forward yourself to your grown-up state?"

"Hmm... the reversal and acceleration of the law of time doesn't seem to affect the memory of the soul. Before I could react, I became like this..."

As she spoke, Shirley looked around, not quite used to the height perspective at this time. Although her body had undergone a great change, Shirley found that the accumulated energy of the law of time burst out at once, without causing any other side effects to her body.

According to the immortal nature of Honkai creatures, her changes so far are like replacing only the outer skin while keeping the inner core unchanged.

Tesla's eyes moved slightly, as if he was still trying to convince himself to accept the reality. But suddenly, the red-haired girl's eyes became nervous again.

"Wait! Since your physical condition has returned to a few years later, your old injury... the erosion of the law of destruction has also returned?"

"No, not at all."

As she spoke, Shirley lifted her sleeves, revealing her soft, white right arm. If the effect of breaking the law still existed, her entire injured arm would be like cracked ceramics, covered with fine white marks, instead of being flawless as it is now.

"The time I accelerated just now must have exceeded my previous body age, but the laws that should have been imprinted on me in this world line have not been eroded back with the passage of time..."

Looking at her right arm, the silver-haired girl's mouth corners raised again.

"I see... Since the 'future' does not exist, I, whose time has been reset, have completely separated myself from the result of the erosion of the law of destruction, right? And the time acceleration effect within a relative range will not be affected by external interference, and will not develop along the original trajectory..."

"Future...trajectory...? Shirley, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing, just a property of the Law of the Herrscher of Time. Although it is slightly different from the theory of time we are familiar with, it is not that complicated."

"..."

Tesla had no time to consider these strange theories.

The silver-haired girl, who showed no signs of nervousness, didn't know how to respond and could only sigh deeply.

"Rather than that, Shirley, you should think about how to explain it to everyone..."

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"explain?"

Hearing Tesla's reminder, Shirley tilted her head in confusion, and glanced at the red-haired girl standing in front of her again from a slightly downward angle.

"I don't think it's complicated at all... Look, you understood the situation easily, didn't you? Why don't you just tell everyone the reason and what happened?"

"That's what I said, but..."

"Tesla, I want to test the next property of the law of time, so I'll leave now~"

"Wait for me first!"

Tesla was furious when she saw that the girl not only did not realize her mistake but also wanted to continue to try the dangerous law experiment. In her opinion, the girl's attitude towards her own changes was too indifferent. Although she had just explained the reason why she didn't care about the changes in her body, Tesla always felt that Shirley's attitude towards things seemed to be a little different from usual.

While Tesla was thinking, a senior research assistant behind her suddenly stood up and cleared her throat.

"Perhaps... only scientific researchers can more easily view abnormal phenomena rationally. Ms. Hillis, just because Dr. Tesla can calmly face your changes doesn't mean that Principal Theresa and the others can accept them calmly."

"..."

As an awkward silence spread around, the research assistant's words were unsurprisingly ignored by the girl.

Since the effect of the law of time cannot act on the "soul" itself, the changes in Shilis's cognition and consciousness after the impact of the collapse made her still selectively ignore the ordinary people around her. After all, at this moment, she will only actively perceive and respond to the pheromones from the people she cares about...

However, the cross-talk in public made her abnormality not too obvious. Neither Tesla nor the researcher who was speaking noticed the girl's selective ignorance.

"Miss Dilisa is right! Shirley, if they suddenly saw you like this, they would probably be so shocked that their eyes would pop out of their heads, and the other people who care about you would definitely be worried to death. So Shirley, just consider everyone's feelings and stay here for now, okay?"

"But......"

"Don't say buts! Even if we take a step back, your current clothes aren't suitable for walking around, are they? You've almost turned a good operating suit into a... cough cough! Anyway, hurry up and change into normal clothes. Don't you feel cold all over?"

Tesla twitched her mouth and scolded loudly, looking at the relatively cospiay operating suit on Shirley. Although she tried to restrain herself, her eyes unconsciously looked down from the girl's cheek. The operating suit itself was elastic, but after being stretched nearly twice by the girl's sudden swell, it had become much thinner, at least it was obviously transparent...

At least at this distance in Tesla, what you should see and what you shouldn’t see will be clearly seen.

As we all know, Tesla is not a real loli lover, but the person he liked before happened to be a loli. So, even if Shiris turned into a queen at this moment, it still aroused her strange feelings...

However, the girl didn't care about the burning gaze. After hearing Tesla's dissuasion, she lowered her head and looked at her clothes, and her cheeks quickly turned red.

"Well... Fleur, you're right. It's really a bit immoral to walk around like this."

"However, there is no need to be so complicated. Since the clothes have become smaller than the body, why not just change the body back to its childhood form?"

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"Hey! Is changing clothes more troublesome than changing your body?"

"But then, it would be like nothing happened, and we wouldn't have to bother explaining it to everyone, right?"

"..."

Tesla didn't know what to say when she heard this. Although she was happy to see the cute little Silis again, she couldn't agree with this logic. When she saw the girl raised her right hand high, as if she was ready to release the power of the law of time again, Tesla rushed forward and grabbed the girl's arm, interrupting her spell.

"That's enough! From now on, you must not use the law of time casually without my permission, no matter how well you master it! Shilis, this will fundamentally change your body shape. Have you ever thought about what to do if an irreversible accident happens?"

"How could an accident happen with this level of time acceleration..."

"Idiot! What if you accidentally fast-forward a few hundred years and end up burying yourself in the ground?! Before doing this kind of experiment, think carefully about the consequences, you idiot!"

From the beginning, this girl likes to ignore others

She always makes arbitrary and dangerous moves, regardless of other people's opinions and her own safety. Until now, her personality does not seem to have become more stable with the polishing of time, but has become more and more unscrupulous, and even dares to activate the Herrscher energy in the physical examination laboratory because of boredom...

Although she escaped unharmed in the end, it was also true that she accidentally destroyed a laboratory. What really displeased Tesla was not how many equipment the girl had damaged, but her reckless behavior regardless of time and place and consequences.

However, as a friend of Shilis rather than an elder, she couldn't scold her like she was educating her daughter. Looking at the silver-haired girl who tilted her head slightly as if thinking, Tesla tried to adjust his emotions and calm himself down.

But the next moment, Shirley's cautious answer caused her blood pressure to soar again...

"That Frey... Actually, the time acceleration I just applied to myself has made my body go through 327 years in an instant..."

"..."

Seeing Tesla completely stunned, Hillarys didn't realize what she had said. She stuck out her tongue in a cute way and touched her extra long hair that had been wrapped around the floor.

"Hehehe~ Because there is no sense of time for the synchronized consciousness, there is no chance to stop the acceleration process. Three hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye~"

"..."

"However, with the energy support of the Herrscher Core, even if I don't take in any external energy, my body will be able to last for hundreds of years without any problems~"

"..."

"Fleur? Seriously, are you even listening to me? Is Alzheimer's finally taking over?"

As she spoke, Shilis raised her hand seriously and waved it in front of the red-haired girl, then moved closer with a worried look on her face.

"Fleur... eh?!"

However, when the red-haired girl raised her head again, what was reflected in Shilis's eyes were a pair of dark red pupils like a vengeful ghost...

"Shilis, do you have anything else to say?"

Although Tesla usually looked angry and irritable, now, Hillis could clearly feel that this scientist was probably really angry...

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After being forcibly kept in the laboratory by Tesla, what awaited Shiris were naturally her relatives and friends who had rushed over after hearing the news.

"Shiris! Is... is this really you?!"

"Who else could I be? Siegfried, you should know that Cecilia is helping out in the medical department and has no time to play such a prank with me."

"But what do you look like now..."

"As you can see, it has become like this anyway~ By the way, the report that Tesla just sent out has roughly explained it, right?"

"That's right... But wouldn't it be more convenient to hear Sister Shiris's explanation in person than to have Dr. Tesla's written notice? Mei, you think so too, right?"

"Let me explain something... But it's not that complicated. The error in activating the law of time caused the accelerated development of the body. By the way, there are no side effects, so please don't worry."

"But is it really okay? After all, it is the influence of the Herrscher's Law... Bronya is still a little worried."

"Really~ It's really okay. Although the body has grown again, the previous erosion symptoms have not been inherited... Well, this involves a lot of the nature of the law of time. I will explain the details later."

"Well......"

"By the way, Bronya. I heard that you have already mastered the power of the Eighth Herrscher's Law. So... can you do me a favor?"

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Including Siegfried and Charlotte, those who had some free time flocked into Tesla's laboratory, looking at the mature-looking silver-haired girl and asking about her well-being. Even Theresa and Walter, who were leaders and could not be present, used the terminal to contact Shiris.

Facing those worried looks, the girl responded with a calm smile, and even took the initiative to ask a certain girl who came to visit. It seemed that her mature appearance made her words more convincing, and her voice seemed to have some kind of magic, which quickly reassured the friends who came.

The follow-up of the Herrscher incident had not yet been completed. After Shirley ordered them to leave on the pretext of a physical examination, this short condolence meeting ended hastily. Except for a few senior researchers such as Einstein, everyone else returned to their work and no longer worried about Shirley's problems.

Although something extraordinary seemed to have happened to the girl again, under the impact of many events in the short term, everyone had begun to gradually adapt to this abnormal phenomenon. Since it had been confirmed that Shiris was indeed safe and sound, and the girl herself did not seem to care about it, then they had no reason to worry about anything.

Although the Herrscher girls were still a little worried,

But they couldn't go against the elders, so they could only follow the others out of the laboratory and suppress their sporadic questions in their hearts...

In the end, the situation obviously did not reach the point where Tesla had expected it would be unresolved. Shiris, who was affected by the law of time for the second time, should have been the most panicked person in this incident. However, as the person involved, she relieved the worries of others in a perfect way.

Tesla originally thought that the girl was just suppressing her true feelings and forcing herself to show her usual gentle smile to reassure her friends.

Even if she is hurt inside, she will never show any weakness in front of her friends... This has always been her style, isn't it?

However, until all the visitors had left, Tesla stayed beside the terminal, looking at the silver-haired girl from afar, whose expression was still relaxed and happy, and for the first time began to doubt his own thoughts.

Logically speaking, the girl's original plan would have been messed up by the continuous unexpected events. No matter who it was, it would be difficult to stay happy in such a situation, not to mention that she was experiencing the great pain of bidding farewell to the dead and separating from her blood relatives...

Tesla had known Hillary for many years, but she did not dare to say that she understood every aspect of this girl. However, through eye contact, her intuition allowed her to vaguely distinguish Hillary's improvisation and true feelings.

But today, the silver-haired girl's clear and pure blue eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist again, and she could no longer see through anything, as if the person sitting there was no longer the Shiris she knew...

Indeed, judging from her appearance alone, the girl looked very strange. When Shilis was frozen in time by the Serenity Gem, she was only about 1.6 meters tall. After shrinking continuously, she seemed to be getting shorter and shorter. But now, she has grown up completely under the acceleration of the law of time, and she seems to have completely become a different person.

Could it be that the law of time could really change her consciousness? Making her become a stranger to herself in the relatively accelerated three hundred years... Or was it that everything in the past was an illusion, and in fact, he had never seen through the real her?

I really don't understand...

"Frey... Hey, Frederica!"

Hearing the call close to his ear, Tesla realized that he had unknowingly walked to the side of the silver-haired girl. He stood straight in front of her and looked into her slightly puzzled blue eyes.

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"If you need to do more tests, then start quickly. I know you are definitely worried about my current physical condition... But Fulei, you have been acting weird since just now! First you were inexplicably angry, and now you are staring at me without saying a word. If you have something to say, can't you just say it calmly?"

Shirley was leaning on the edge of the chair with her head in her hand. Her hair, which was several times longer than her height, was tied up in a bun and held in her arms. She also changed her clothes into a relatively fitting Valkyrie uniform, which made her look mature and beautiful. But for some reason, Tesla always felt a sense of disharmony, but he couldn't tell the reason.

Although it was an unconscious behavior, since he had already taken the initiative to run in front of the girl, he should say hello to her anyway.

"Well... Shirley, how do you feel now? Physically..."

"Hey, are you guys repeating yourself? How many times are you going to ask me the same question?"

"This... ahem, this is not a repeater! I am a famous Honkai expert! How can I ask the same questions as those laymen? What I want to ask is, what do you think of your body? If you are not used to it, we will start to consider helping you experiment with the nature of the law of time and use the same method to help you reshape your body!"