K424 of the Collapse World

"Well... Rita, I already know the general situation. But Miss Shilis, you really hid it well. You pulled out our

I still don’t know that you have mastered such power in the Far East Branch’s secret line...”

"What's the point of letting you know in advance? Even if you want me to use the law of time to help you, Tianming must be able to come up with the corresponding chips... But now, you also have the opportunity to repay me, isn't this just right?"

Shiris raised her head slightly and glanced at the doll lady sitting slightly above her, with a hint of provocation in her eyes.

But soon, she lowered her head again and crossed her arms, as if she was too lazy to keep her head up.

In terms of proficiency in using the Key of Constraint, the only person in this world who is stronger than Theresa is probably the Bishop of Heaven's Fate herself...

"I want you to help me search for Kiana's whereabouts, and once she is captured, we will take ownership of her. This is my condition."

"So, Ms. Hillis, how are you going to pay for hiring the Destiny Organization?"

Facing Otto's pointed question, Shirley gave a cold smile.

"Hehe... Let me make it clear first. Using my power of law is not cheap. You'd better think carefully about what you want me to do with the power of the law of time, Bishop of Destiny."

"Actually, I'm a little curious about the extent to which Miss Shilis can achieve her abilities..."

"So, you want to experience my abilities for yourself?"

"..."

Shirley's declaration caused a brief silence in the terminal room. Although the two parties who proposed the conditions did not exchange glances, at this moment, even though it was only a moment, in the eyes of the maid, it seemed as if the whole world was slowed down and gradually came to a standstill...

Boom-!

Then, as the door of the terminal room was suddenly pushed open by a hand, the solidified air began to flow again.

"Vice-Captain! An unidentified energy reaction was detected in the terminal room just now. What happened...?"

A member of the Undying Blade team blurted out nervously, and at the same time he pushed open the door, he stepped directly into the terminal room.

827 Hidden Line>>

"Vice-Captain...sir?"

The young Valkyrie stared blankly at the scene in front of her. Not long ago, after the team members left, Rita was supposed to be the only one left in the terminal room. Suddenly, a Valkyrie carrying a cross appeared, standing proudly in front of Rita with her arms folded.

Logically speaking, seeing a completely stranger in a military base, she, as a Valkyrie on duty, should have treated the person as an intruder. However, the silver-haired woman not far away behaved too naturally, standing there calmly, and even after the door was opened, she did not even look in her direction.

Besides, the respected vice-captain was standing respectfully in front of the silver-haired woman. What this meant was self-evident...

In a brief glance, the girl did not notice the petite figure sitting on top of the purple cross, but this did not affect anything. A grassroots Valkyrie like her would not know that the Bishop of Destiny was personally operating the Soul Steel prosthesis.

Even if they knew this information by chance, they would never have thought that the respected Bishop of Heaven's Fate would use such a cute loli doll as his incarnation...

It was not until then that she noticed Rita's eye contact with her. She blushed and lowered her head, then gently opened the door and walked out.

"Ah! Excuse me..."

The Valkyrie that Vice Captain Rita respects so much must be a big shot from somewhere, right?

The atmosphere in the terminal room froze again until the Valkyrie hurriedly left the room. Under Rita's somewhat nervous gaze, Shiris and the puppet girl's eyes met again.

"I see. I almost understand..."

"If you understand, start working now! If you delay any longer, Kiana will run out of the prediction circle."

Although in Rita's eyes, nothing seemed to have happened except the illusion that time had slowed down, the two people in front of her seemed to have completed some kind of negotiation.

Sure enough, the next moment, the puppet girl's gaze was directed at her again.

"Rita Rossweisse, immediately assemble the Indestructible Blade's investigation team against the 'Columbia Ghost' and begin the emergency mission."

"As you wish, Your Excellency."

While Shirley was traveling alone to South America, all the troops dispatched by the Far East Branch had returned, and the news of the mission's completion was announced to the confused faces of the logistics personnel.

The next thing to do is to collect intelligence and maintain weapons in a streamlined manner. In addition, the only injured member in this operation was sent to the medical department of the Far East Base as soon as possible. Of course, her partners were also with her...

"Mei, do you feel that... the number of times we have been to the medical department during this period has exceeded

What about the sum of the past few years? "

Standing at the door of a ward, Diana, holding a water bottle, sighed softly. From her mournful tone and complicated eyes, people around her could easily guess how she felt.

"That's true... But these are missions that involve combat, so getting hurt is inevitable."

Mei nodded in agreement, feeling a little depressed. The operation that mobilized most of the high-level forces ended in failure, and Kiana's whereabouts were still unknown. And... Bronya was also injured in the mission. With these terrible things piled up in her mind, Mei herself couldn't laugh at all.

"By the way, is Bronya really alright? She's already finished her treatment, but she still refuses to be visited..."

"Don't worry, Miss Hill has fully recovered from her injuries. The nurse also said that she has regained consciousness a long time ago. She just wants to be alone for a while."

"I see... That's right, Bronya must be very upset to be attacked by her cherished friend. Let her rest for a while."

Through the door and window of the ward, Diana took a few last glances at the petite figure curled up on the hospital bed, then shook her head and left the ward with Mei.

"..."

As the footsteps of the two people faded away in the corridor, the gray-haired girl who was lying on her side with her back to the door in the ward slowly opened her eyes...

828 Negotiation

On the outer edge of the Far East Branch, a gray-haired girl strolled through the steel-covered passages. Her slow and stiff steps seemed to reflect the troubles in her heart.

Ten minutes ago, Fu Hua accepted an A-level commission for a Honkai crusade and was about to go to the target location to eliminate the target. But no matter how you look at it, this doesn't look like the state of a Valkyrie ready for battle...

However, for her, even in such a low state, dealing with a Thundergod-level Honkai beast above the Temple level was not much different from the combat efficiency in her prime state.

I took on this simple crusade mission just to relax.

In the recent search operation against Kiana, Fu Hua was the only core member who did not participate.

However, this is not because she does not care about Kiana's situation. In fact, Fu Hua even considered going out alone to find clues and bring Kiana back to the Far East Branch not long ago.

However, on this day, when faced with the large-scale search operation organized by Shilis, she rejected the invitation to cooperate in the mission without hesitation. The reason was that she felt a sense of threat from the girl when she met her last time.

The deterrent fluctuations that resembled the Herrscher of the End were exactly the same as the terrifying power engraved deep in Fu Hua's memory. The brief contact was enough to affect her Taixu Sword Heart. Based on this alone, Fu Hua had to doubt whether the Honkai energy overflowing from Shiris was really the same as that of the Herrscher of the End...

For Fu Hua, simply standing in front of Shirley would make her instinctively enter a state of alert under the threat. And because of this, it was obviously impossible for her to cooperate with Shirley in this state.

These fragmentary things continued to ferment in Fu Hua's mind, causing her to think more deeply...

However, the suppression of the Herrscher of the End's status should be indiscriminate, but other people seem to be unaware of it. Am I really too sensitive?

Moreover... when Shiris just emerged from the cocoon of time and space, there was obviously no such terrible energy reaction on her body. Did something happen to her afterwards that made her begin to converge with the Herrscher of the End...

Kiana's sudden departure from the Far East occurred almost at the same time as Shirley's change. Could there be a connection here?

As she was thinking, her pace began to slow down, as if she had forgotten that she had a mission at hand.

However, there is really no need to be too urgent to deal with a high-level Honkai beast in an uninhabited area. Theoretically, during the buffer period after a sequence collapse, the phenomenon of Honkai disasters should have temporarily decreased. But after the disaster of the Herrscher of Time, the incidence of Honkai did not decrease but increased. In the Far East Branch's area of ​​responsibility alone, more than ten Honkai reactions were detected in one day...

Although most of them are located in the wilderness far away from cities and settlements, if they are not dealt with in time, there will definitely be endless troubles in the future.

"Mission confirmed: Defeat the Thundergod-level Honkai beast roaming the westernmost eastern sea area"

Hearing the synthesized sound coming from the task terminal, Fu Hua came back to her senses from her contemplation, and her dazed pupils regained focus.

Unconsciously, she had arrived at the combat center outside the airport. The light screen in front of her was the mission assistance system that popped up automatically.

"confirm."

Fu Hua was already familiar with the Valkyrie's battle process. She responded softly, completed the voiceprint verification before the attack mission, pressed the personal terminal on the sensor, and entered the dynamic radio wave password.

I just took on this task casually, just to reduce the work pressure for the Far East Valkyrie...

「Please enter the vehicle application code..

....」

"No need."

Standing in front of the sentry station at the airport, Fu Hua reached out and tapped the light screen a few times, directly skipping the acquisition of the attack vehicle and activating the hovering form of the Moon Wheel Armor, allowing the mechanical wings under the armor to emit a condensed particle stream of light...

Although the flight mode of the Moon Wheel Armor tends to be explosive and its sustainability is far inferior to combat armors such as Moonlight and Moon Soul, it is still more than enough to cross a distance of only a few hundred nautical miles.

"..."

The scattered particle flow has filled the surface of the armor, and it only needs one command to rush towards Tianming. But at this moment, Fu Hua suddenly stopped.

828 Negotiations>>

Behind her, a gray-haired girl leaned against the wall and panted slightly. Her slightly messy curly hair was scattered behind her head. Under the collar of her dark blue coat, she was still wearing the standard hospital gown of Far East Medical Center. It was obvious that she had rushed here from the medical department in a hurry...

Looking at the girl who was adjusting her breathing, Fu Hua hesitated for a moment and spoke in a deep voice.

"What do you want, Bronya?"

"Um... squad leader, can I take up a moment of your time?"

“I’m afraid not, I have to go on a crusade mission now.

"Please... this is an important matter. Can you talk to Bronya for a moment?"

"If we delay too long, the target will lose the satellite's lock position."

Fu Hua stated in a normal tone, with a serious expression that left no room for doubt.

However, even though she had said this, Fu Hua did not turn around immediately, but remained standing there, as if waiting for the girl in front of her to continue.

Fu Hua knew that the injured Bronya would come to her in a panic, and it must be for something trivial. However, she had to wait until she heard the girl's explanation before deciding whether to change the itinerary.

After all, she has her own plans...

"Class monitor, what Bronya wants to talk about is something related to Sister Shiris."

"Go on..."

"Actually, Bronya doesn't know whether she should tell you this, but in the Far East Branch, except for the squad leader, I'm afraid no one will believe us..."

"you?"

"Well...we!"

Bronya's voice seemed to be full of hesitation after a long time of preparation. However, she finally mustered up the courage to speak out and walked in front of Fu Hua.

"Class monitor, don't you think... Sister Shilis has been a little strange lately?"

"..."

"In the past, she would not ignore someone who greeted her, nor would she activate the Herrscher energy in the laboratory without regard for the consequences... Although these are just some details in her behavior, squad leader, have you ever thought about what caused her to become like this?"

Bronya swallowed her saliva, looking at Fu Hua who was still expressionless, and couldn't help but recall what happened when she encountered Kiana head-on...

"I'm sorry, Bronya... I know I did something very extreme, but in order to save Sister Silis, I hope you can help me. Only you can help me now..."

At the end of the battle, the silver-haired girl raised her hand and gently placed it on her head, then picked her up from the pool of blood.

“Even Sis Shiris herself doesn’t know that the reversal of the law of time has reset the mental erosion of Honkai. If this continues, her will will soon be completely assimilated by the revived Honkai will! In order to stop this... I have to make this choice, so Bronya, please help me...”

Bronya still remembers the tearful cry. She would never believe that the silver-haired girl who showed her true feelings would run away because of the loss of control of the Honkai energy in her body, as Shiris said...

When Fu Hua heard Bronya's implicit hint, her eyes remained calm and she raised her hand to call out a terminal light screen.

"Monitor?"

Bronya was startled and observed Fu Hua's movements carefully. The consciousness energy that had been hidden in her body for a long time was ready to be unleashed.

She had been prepared for a long time. If Fu Hua showed an attitude that favored Shilis, she would immediately activate the Herrscher form and flee the Far East Branch. Although she didn't know how much effect the power of consciousness would have on Fu Hua, who was in charge of the key of consciousness, now that she thought that time was running out, she had to try to take a gamble...

"Come with me, I will add your name to the list of members for the subjugation mission."

"Eh? In other words..."

"Tell me in detail what you learned from Kiana."

829 Second Tracking

At the same time, in the territory of the South American branch of Tianming, a floating transport ship was docked in the airport maintenance room. Staff members were coming and going between the airport and the deck, conducting multiple functional tests on the transport ship that was about to be dispatched to ensure that all its parts were functioning normally.

On the top deck of the battleship, on a platform equipped with a small radar, Shilis was sitting on the edge of the platform, looking at the other side of the sky.

She was lost in thought. She had taken down the cross on her back and inserted it vertically in the center of the radar platform, just like she had done on the Hyperion.

Although she successfully persuaded Destiny to assist her, Shiris did not expect that the preparations before the dispatch would take so much time. Up to now, more than 40 minutes have passed since Kiana discovered the pursuit, and the best time for tracking has long been missed...

"I'm very sorry, Lady Shiris. As far as I know, the main battleship of the South American branch, the Xiutangol, has already gone to attack a coastal area with dense Honkai. At present, the only thing we can use is this old transport ship."

Rita bowed apologetically beside him, standing at the entrance of the elevator on the deck, and seemed ready to return to the interior of the transport ship. After all, as the commander of the troops, Rita could not stay on the deck with the two people above, and had to stay in the battleship terminal room to issue combat orders.

"It doesn't matter. Since we have already missed the best time to pursue, there is nothing we can do. Let's continue to prepare. At least don't let this antique run into any problems on the road. Anyway..."

Shirley yawned, glanced at the cross next to her with a helpless look, and then turned back to the maid.