K424 of the Collapse World

"..."

With a somewhat impatient sigh, Shilis slowly rubbed her forehead. She glanced at Tesla's slightly evasive gaze and adjusted her sitting posture to a more formal one.

"To be honest... although it was the result of an accident, I'm actually quite satisfied with my current body shape. After all, even if you only look at the length of the limbs, a normal human body is more suitable for combat than a child's body."

Hillis replied, her serious expression looking focused. Just as Tesla's intuition suggested, she seemed to have forgotten a series of events that happened not long ago...

"As for the adaptability issue, I will definitely feel a little uncomfortable at first. After all, this is the first time I have grown so tall. It will probably take a few days to fully adapt to this height..."

Listening to the silver-haired girl's calm tone, Tesla felt an inexplicable discomfort again. Although she was also happy to see that Shirley was not troubled, she had to know that Xing's sacrifice and Kiana's defection only happened a few hours ago. Even the most thick-skinned person would not be so optimistic. Moreover, this overly sensitive girl should not have reacted like this...

After thinking for a long time, she finally tried to speak.

"Shilis, I have something that I want to talk to you about."

"Oh~ what is it?"

"Yes

Regarding Kiana's disappearance... no offense, but I always feel that you don't seem to be in a hurry at all. Do you have any clues?"

As he spoke, Tesla stared closely at the silver-haired girl's pupils, trying to see something through her calm eyes. However, just like the feeling before, the past judgment experience could no longer work on the girl. She still couldn't see through anything, and could only see her own reflection in the irises that were glowing with light.

"Well... although I don't have any clues, I do have some ideas about why she left suddenly."

Not paying any attention to Tesla's sudden change of subject, Hillary explained calmly as always, with a deep look in her eyes without any ripples.

"Don't worry, I will bring that rebellious girl back after I finish my work in Jidong. Really, it seems that being too mature and independent is not so good. She is just like me, always wanting to handle things alone..."

"..."

"What's wrong? Fulei, you seem to have something else to say?"

"I don't know how to describe it. The effect of your physical changes on your personality seems to be..."

"Hey~!"

Looking at the twin-tailed girl who was struggling to organize her words, Shilis suddenly stood up from her chair and raised her hand to touch her eyes. Then, looking at Tesla who took a few steps back in shock, the silver-haired girl smiled playfully as if she had succeeded in her prank and put on the round-frame glasses that she had snatched in her hand.

"So you're still worried about such trivial matters? Well, I know you scientists like to overthink and always look worried about trivial matters. I can guarantee that no matter what my body becomes, the shape of my soul will never change. So, Fulei, don't always look so gloomy, okay~?"

"..."

"Or is it true, Fulei, that you prefer girls with loli-like bodies?"

"......well."

The final response from Shirley was a sigh mixed with a bitter smile.

If Tesla wanted, he could flirt with the girl in front of him at any time, just like before. However, putting aside himself, can this silver-haired girl who has completely changed from the inside out really go back to the past?

Hidden dangers under the 817 order

Looking at the entire planet, the forces that keep the world from being destroyed are definitely not limited to the most powerful organizations such as Destiny and Anti-Entropy World Snake.

The frequent Honkai disasters around the world will not always appear within the control of the three major organizations. Moreover, not all Honkai disasters require the deployment of large fleets. There are also many attacks by low-level dead soldiers and Honkai beasts. For example, in remote areas where the troops of the destiny cannot reach in time, each region will basically form its own anti-Honkai force, just like the armed organization led by the warlord Kokolia in the Russian region.

Of course, just like the connection between Cocolia and Anti-Entropy and World Serpent, these scattered special organizations basically have cooperative relations with large organizations. Otherwise, even with the support of the government, they have no ability to produce the advanced equipment needed to fight the collapse, and no way to purchase these weapons on a large scale.

A large part of the funds of Destiny and Anti-Entropy come from this kind of "arms trade", and the products of the Mikoyan General Design Bureau also frequently appear within various special organizations, constituting part of the World Serpent Economic System.

At the same time, under the concept of win-win cooperation, the relationship between large and small organizations has become closer. For example, in Eurasia and South America, those small forces that are scattered all over the continent and seem to have no connection with each other, together form a powerful intelligence network of the Destiny Organization. Any processing terminal of the anti-Honkai organization is connected to the information database of the Destiny Organization in a one-way manner.

Perhaps, it is precisely because of this reason that small people like them are targeted by a certain existence...

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On May 5, in northern South America, in the Republic of Colombia...

The economic center of Santa Marta is a high-density area composed of countless buildings. In this steel forest hidden inside the tourist area, the headquarters building of the special research organization "Arcray" is located here.

This large enterprise, which is famous for being a well-known light industrial company, is actually one of the anti-Honkai organizations secretly supported by the Destiny Organization. In the building that looks no different from the surrounding buildings, there is an armed force comparable to a military base. Whether it is the mechanical troops of the Nightmare Module series or the standard individual equipment of the Destiny Industry, everything is available here. The grassroots members of the company are composed of retired soldiers and mercenaries, while the "social elites" in suits and leather shoes at the top are mostly senior officers from the military.

As a partner of the Destiny Organization, the only difference between Arc Light and the regular Destiny branch is that there are no "Valkyries" as members of the armed forces. After all, artificial stigma technology is the core of Destiny Technology and a top-secret scientific achievement. Naturally, it is impossible to sell it as a commodity to other independent organizations.

However, this problem is not so important for Arc Light.

It's not a big deal. Let's not talk about the mechanical troops that can perform normally in any situation. Even if they don't have the strong physical fitness of the Valkyrie level, ordinary soldiers can use the Valkyrie equipment except heavy artillery and big swords normally after special training with the help of protective clothing and mechanical exoskeletons. After all, they only need to face the lowest level zombies and a very small number of small Honkai beasts. Any slightly serious Honkai disaster will be handled uniformly by the local Tianming branch.

Of course, compared to large anti-Honkai organizations, Arclight’s military might might not be enough to be called regular, but this does not mean that their combat power is weak. If compared with the military power of the surface world, they are comparable to the top troops.

On this day, the Watcher Base in Santa Marta City welcomed an uninvited guest...

"Well--!"

Purple lines extended upward along the texture of the skin, with grayish-white spots, spreading from the fingertips to the arms, and crawling from the arms to the shoulders. As the purple glow became more and more eerie, these lines began to become more and more dense in the man's eyes.

He knew very well what these lines meant. He had seen this biological reaction called "Honkai Erosion" countless times in his work...

However, this was the first time he saw this phenomenon happen to himself.

When the erosion lines covered his entire body, the collapsed creatures called the Death Warriors would be born from his body. By then, it seemed unnecessary to think about what he would become.

"...Palo Havesroth, right?"

A soft and sweet girl's voice came from behind him, but to this man it sounded like the whisper of a devil. The chill went from the top of his head to his toes, causing a trembling spasm throughout his body.

Two minutes ago, like countless nights before, he, the supreme leader of the Arclight Organization, sat in his office on the top floor of the building, browsing the various confidential information collected by the smart terminal. The smart terminal system from the Destiny Organization allows Arclight to intercept any conventional encrypted information in this network, and then obtain the entire Colombian intelligence network.

In addition to the small-scale collapse incidents that he must deal with as part of his duties, he can also find out anything he wants to know, from the consortium's business secrets to records of illegal transactions, to criminal evidence of mafia organizations. In the face of technology that far exceeds the surface world, no secret can escape.

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Moreover, as long as they don't go too far, the Destiny Organization and the government will condone their interference in society...

Piro likes this feeling of holding power. As a senior military official, he has not abused the power brought by the organization. Overlooking the secrets of the entire city is an ultimate experience for him. This makes him feel as if he has become the god of this city...

But today, this dream-like illusion was completely shattered by the reality before our eyes.

The silver-white demon girl broke into his office without warning, and the highest-level security system was useless in front of her. And the next moment, when the deep golden gaze intersected, the deadly virus from "Honkai" began to wreak havoc on his body, as if controlled by someone's will.

Therefore, the real god should be the girl standing behind him at this moment. And he is just an ant who climbed up the mountain by chance...

Although he could no longer see the sharp eyes glowing with golden light due to his lying position, his fear would never disappear as long as the slightly piercing chill was still behind him.

It was strange. As a senior military official, he shouldn't have panicked even if he was infected by Honkai. But now, the fear from his heart kept coming out, madly oppressing his nerves, destroying his psychological defenses, and making his will more and more on the verge of collapse...

"Don't be afraid. Before dealing with someone like you, it's necessary to show strength, isn't it?"

As the girl's voice sounded again, the erosion lines that had spread to the upper part of the left arm suddenly stopped before reaching the man's shoulder. Seeing this scene, Piro was completely sure of his guess.

The girl behind him has the ability to control the collapse...

Honkai is understood as a special energy that is the source of catastrophic phenomena. The existence that can control it is undoubtedly a Honkai creature. However, aren't the so-called Honkai creatures all monsters without any reason?

Perhaps because of fear, the horrified Pairo did not immediately think of the most basic paragraph in the relevant materials about the collapse, which described the extreme phenomenon of the collapse disaster...

“Ugh! Ahem…you! What on earth…”

"I need you and your organization to work for me."

The girl's whisper slowly approached his ear, as if she had squatted down beside him. The clear voice entered his ears, forming layer after layer of ethereal echoes in his mind, constantly rippling back and forth in his brain.

"..."

In response to the girl's unreasonable request, Piro fell silent. But the next moment, the erosion lines that stopped at the shoulders quietly twisted again, like a flood.

It continued to rush forward, spreading towards the man's heart...

"Choose one: obey, or become the thing you fear."

"—!!"

Some things can never be overcome by willpower alone. Under the interference of the mind, Piro watched his body being corroded into a horrible gray-white color, and his eyes became more and more scattered. Within a few seconds, the remaining rationality of this man was completely swallowed up by the dark fear...

"Stop it! Stop these things right now! I am willing to obey you... I will listen to you in everything!"

As the man cried out in despair, the mental pressure on his heart gradually faded, and the purple lines on his left arm calmed down again, but did not disappear. It maintained the erosion rate of one arm and remained on his body.

The girl looked down at the man lying on the ground gasping for breath. Her trembling eyes flashed with light, but in the blink of an eye they solidified again and turned back into a calm layer of ice.

"Now, connect to the information database of the Destiny Organization, and then tell me the coverage of Destiny's forces in this area."

"Ah...? But, we don't have the authority to access Tianming's intelligence system..."

"Just do as I say. You just need to start the terminal's link system. I will do the work of breaking the obstacles myself."

The silver-haired girl slowly raised her arm, and a dark purple arc flashed from her fingertips. The soul-stirring energy waves dissipated again, casting an increasingly eerie dim light on the dim room...

Pairo opened his eyes wide, climbed up tremblingly, sat down in his seat, and placed his shaking hands on the terminal console.

However, he would probably never realize the guilt buried deep in the silver-haired girl's eyes after she did all this, and the "awakening" that was deeper than all other emotions...

818 Countermeasures

Under the dim moonlight, an inconspicuous black shadow passed through the city buildings, leaving behind a fleeting silver starlight.

It took Kiana less than ten minutes to sneak into the Arclight Organization's headquarters and achieve her goal. Now, she has left the coastal city, completely out of the coverage of Columbia's destiny forces, and headed for her next goal...

"By the way, are you really okay?"

As she was leaping between the buildings, a voice from the mental space suddenly sounded in her mind, asking her a question.

As a bodyless consciousness, Lan Feng could only be a spectator, witnessing everything the host experienced. Now, after having to escape from Shirley through consciousness transfer, Kiana became the only person he could communicate with.

The abnormality that gradually appeared in Shirley made the two people who would never have had any intersection bind their fate together for a common goal. Perhaps, this is also the future they have never imagined...

"I'm a little curious. If that guy is unwilling to obey you in the end, will you really let him be corrupted by Honkai?"

"..."

However, Kiana seemed to ignore his words and continued running along the vertical floors. She didn't stop until she suddenly jumped onto the top floor of a building.

"He can't resist mine."

Kiana muttered to herself in a deep voice as a response to the question just now.

"What you taught me... were the control techniques that originally belonged to Sister Shiris. As I expected, the way she controlled Honkai energy can also be used by me."

As she spoke, the silver-haired girl raised her hand, and purple energy particles gathered in her hand, revealing a shadowy feather shape...

Although it looks a bit blurry, this energy reaction is indeed the energy of the Herrscher. Its source comes from Fu Hua's Yu Duchen, and it was also once mastered by Shiris who regained her memory. Ordinary Honkai energy is enough to simulate and reproduce it.

And now, after Lan Feng's shared experience with the afterimage, it also appeared in Kiana's hands...

Powers that come from the same source can naturally exert equal powers.

"The mental pressure of the Honkai power itself, combined with the psychological interference simulated by the Key of Consciousness, can destroy the will of an intelligent creature to the greatest extent. Moreover, watching your body gradually being eroded by Honkai, the fear it brings should be more terrifying than you imagine."

Kiana said calmly, dispersing the faint purple feathers in her hands. It was obvious that she was not as skilled as her sister in manipulating the different properties of Honkai energy. But even so, relying on these unskilled skills alone, Kiana was able to complete tasks that were once impossible...

"Okay... but you still avoided my question. So can I assume that you are still not ready to kill?"

"When necessary, I will not hesitate."

After the words fell, Kiana took another step and came to the edge of the building platform, looking down at the brightly lit city under the night sky.

In her calm blue eyes, the colorful neon lights were reflected, obscuring the girl's original gaze.

However, even without these disguises, Lan Feng, who was in the world of mind images, could not see the look in the girl's eyes at this moment. In response to Kiana's verbal promise, the young man's soul could only sigh deeply, and his tone returned to the initial relaxation.

"That's good... Actually, I don't want you to become an emotionless killer. The decisiveness of executing the plan and the mercy of mercy are not contradictory. Fighting is not everything in your life. It is also important to keep your soul pure. However, what I am most worried about is that... your kindness may cause loopholes in our plan."

"Please don't worry, Mr. Lan Feng. As I said just now, I won't hesitate. Moreover, as long as my electromagnetic manipulation and consciousness manipulation abilities become more proficient, the loophole you mentioned will completely disappear."

"Using stronger strength to make up for the lack of awareness... That's not a bad idea. However, when the time comes to face her, I hope you won't have such naive thoughts."

"..."

Lan Feng's voice was as serious as ever, at least that was how it sounded to Kiana. This independent consciousness that had come to her to save Shirley had been like an experienced and sophisticated counselor, always providing her with constructive advice or pointing out any omissions in her actions.

As for Lan Feng's claim that he was an ordinary person from another world, Kiana basically didn't believe it. Because, not only those useful suggestions, but also the fact that Kiana was able to master the skills of using the Law of the Herrscher so quickly was largely due to Lan Feng's training in the sea of ​​consciousness, which allowed her to quickly master combat skills through simulated battles with consciousness bodies...

Even if according to Lan Feng, he was just imitating Shirley's combat experience, but Kiana didn't think that kind of strong combat awareness was the level that an "ordinary person" should have.

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"Mr. Lan Feng, when you were coexisting with Sister Shilis before, did you also give her advice and help her with combat training? That's why she is so powerful..."

"I should have told you that a few years ago, I didn't have any form of communication with Shilis. She just inherited a part of my memory and completed everything that happened later on her own."

"..."

"Remember when you first met, you were lucky enough to win her over once? But now, I advise you not to have such luck again. She is no longer the same as she was a few years ago..."

"I know, so I will try my best to catch up with her and pull her back from the control of Honkai!"

After she finished speaking, Kiana's gaze focused again, and she leaped along the edge of the top platform, plunging herself into the darkness of the night again.