K424 of the Collapse World

Shirley's blue eyes, which were faintly misty, stared at Kiana for a long time.

"I thought that the reason you left me suddenly was all because of those damn Honkai... Even if you don't have any time and space Honkai energy in your body, it is possible that the Honkai factor affected your consciousness and made you do something that you would never do. I have always believed this..."

"..."

"But now, when I saw you with my own eyes, I was finally convinced. There was no energy erosion, and no collapse factor. This was a choice you made yourself, your true will."

Shilis slowly descended, replacing the dissipated phantom incarnation, and floated to the position opposite Kiana. She spoke slowly, with a clear voice like an orchid in the valley, and a sigh that did not match it, as if she had accepted her fate, and completely put aside her anger and worries.

Shirley thought that she would never experience the pain of being betrayed by her loved ones.

But now, the facts before her forced her to accept it all and dispel all the remaining doubts and excuses in her mind. She didn't know, and she would never be able to realize on her own, that the increasing interference in her thinking had already affected her to the point of rewriting her will.

"I know... not everyone is willing to support my ideas. From the very beginning of the transfer plan, Anti-Entropy has had many voices of opposition. Even now that the project is about to be completed, the voices of opponents still exist..."

If Kiana made this decision on her own will without any external influence, then under this premise, the only reason that Shirley could think of was the quantum transfer plan that she had set out out of her own stubbornness...

"But what I didn't expect was that the person who secretly opposed me the most would be my closest sister?"

"That's not the case! I... never doubted Sister Shirley's plan, I just... "

Hearing Shirley's mumbling, Kiana instinctively shook her head to deny it, but before she blurted out the real reason, she closed her mouth in time and did not repeat the real reason that Shirley had just sneered at.

At this moment, Shirley seemed normal, but in fact, her mind was still broken. She was no different from the previous phantom incarnation. It was just that her thoughts suddenly changed. But even so, Kiana didn't want the other party to be sad because of a misunderstanding...

"Oh?"

However, as Kiana subconsciously denied it, Shirley's slightly drooped eyes suddenly raised up, emitting a cold light.

"Since you chose to rebel not because of your accumulated dissatisfaction with me, but for other reasons... then, is it related to the soul of a certain outsider?"

As Shirley's tone suddenly changed, the melancholy and harmless temperament instantly disappeared, and the familiar

The feeling of oppression once again accumulated in all directions around.

Although Shirley's breath was locked on her, Kiana vaguely felt that the oppressive feeling formed by this energy did not seem to be directed at her consciousness.

(Could it be that...)

Sure enough, the voice that came out from Shirley the next moment confirmed the ominous omen.

"Answer me! If I'm guessing correctly, you should be there...Lan Feng!"

837 The Balance of Confrontation

The angry girl's voice echoed in Kiana's ears, and also entered her sea of ​​consciousness, and even rang in the ears of another soul...

"You're not going to answer me? Humph... I guessed it a long time ago. The time you suddenly disappeared was almost the same as the time Kiana left the Far East. In addition, Kiana recently mastered the energy manipulation habit that is exactly the same as mine. It should be you who stole the knowledge from my sea of ​​consciousness, right?!"

"..."

"If this is true, and you are the only traitor... then everything makes sense. Haha~ I never thought that a baseless guess would turn out to be the truth!"

Just like the previous times, this sudden change of mood was enough to prove that something was affecting Shirley's consciousness. But now, Kiana had no chance to try to convince the other party. Just being alert to the girl's time-bomb-like anger required her to concentrate highly.

Unlike the previous energy incarnation, now that Shiris's body has descended into the imaginary space, all tricks will be ineffective. Facing the Herrscher of Constraints fighting with all her might, Kiana dared not slack off...

Cold sweat slowly slid down the girl's back, soaking the back of her shirt. Logically, with a Honkai physique like hers, her glands would not be stimulated by emotions like normal creatures, but Kiana, who was in a highly nervous state, had unconsciously slowed down her body's control, allowing the instinctive reaction of the human gene to be revealed again.

(Don't panic! Kiana, it's not surprising that she can detect my movements. Remember what you have to do now, don't catch her here!)

As if sensing Kiana's inner turmoil, Lan Feng reminded her in the spiritual space, trying to make Kiana put aside all distractions and concentrate on dealing with the upcoming attack.

(But in this case...)

(In any case, don't worry! The Honkai Will cannot currently overwhelm Shiris's reason, it can only influence her subtly. So far, she has only transferred her anger to me, and has not really regarded you as a target of attack. Be sure to make good use of this!)

Secretly communicating with Lan Feng's consciousness, Kiana stood opposite the imaginary cube in a defensive posture, pretending that she didn't understand what Shiris was saying at all.

Moreover, what Shilis said should be said directly to Lan Feng. Since Mr. Lan Feng does not intend to respond directly, there is no need for me to care about anything, right?

And if they want to take advantage of this point... that is to say, they have to let Lan Feng take all the blame, pretend that they were actually interfered with by Lan Feng's will, and make Sister Shirley afraid to act rashly.

Just like in countless fantasy works, when the heroine is possessed and controlled by the villain, the protagonist will never kill both her companions and enemies at the same time, but is often forced to compromise. Given Shiris's character, this situation is almost inevitable.

But is this really a good idea? Let Sister Shilis mistakenly believe that Lan Feng is the mastermind in a state of confusion, and let an innocent person bear the wrath of this injustice...

"Isn't it time for you to come out and face me? Deep in my sea of ​​consciousness, there is a soul connection that was established at some unknown time. The other side of the connection should be Kiana's sea of ​​consciousness, right? If you have a way to completely separate from my spirit and escape to another place, the only possibility is to hide in Kiana's consciousness space!"

Staring at Kiana who remained expressionless, even though the silver-haired girl's inner thoughts did not show anything, Shiris seemed to have confirmed something and continued to speak. Through the silver-haired girl's golden pupils, she seemed to be able to see another pair of dark pupils deeper inside...

In fact, Lan Feng's spirit was indeed looking into Shirley's eyes through Kiana's. Although an invisible consciousness could never be captured by vision, facing that sharp and piercing gaze, he couldn't help but wonder if Shirley could really see him.

(Huh... Kiana, can you leave this to me for a while?)

(Eh? At this time?!)

Hearing Lan Feng's request, Kiana's eyes couldn't help but tremble slightly. She naturally knew that Lan Feng wanted to gain control of her body and manipulate her body to communicate with Shirley.

837 The balance of confrontation >>

(Well, since Shiris specifically asked to see me, I'll do as she wishes. And... this might be a good opportunity to break the impasse!)

(…)

(It's okay, leave it to me)

(…OK, I get it.)

Weighing the situation a little, Qia

Nana agreed to Lan Feng's proposal. After all, she had no better solution. If she continued to confront him, the situation would only get worse...

"..."

The next moment, the silver-haired girl in front of Shirley suddenly lowered her head and her body swayed unnaturally to one side, but before she lost balance and fell to the ground, she regained her balance and stood firmly in place.

"The reasoning is very clear and correct, worthy of my Shilis... Is this what you want to hear me say?"

Unlike the usual low tone, "Kiana" slowly raised her head with a subtle cold smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Or is it that your former friend has become your current enemy, and this has caused you to become so self-doubting that you are willing to accept the reality only if I admit it in person? My poor little Silis~"

"Is it you after all..."

Seeing Kiana's attitude turn 180 degrees, Shirley couldn't help but bite her lip.

"I really still don't believe it. Lan Feng, my friend... you who once sacrificed your life to create 'Shiris', why would you stand against me? You even instigated Kiana to rebel. I absolutely don't believe you would do such a thing!"

"Well...I really won't do it. But haven't you already guessed the truth of the matter?"

Seeing the silver-haired woman's changed expression, Lan Feng casually lifted his hair, ignoring the overwhelming energy threat.

In her right hand, which was resting on her slender neck, she held a short, solid blade of light, which was pressed against her throat. Although the neck was not a vital part of Kiana's body, the meaning of this action was self-evident.

"Come on, tell me quickly. In your opinion, what is my true identity? The answer is simple, right?"

"Yes, I guessed it a long time ago... The soul reshaped by the law of time is not the Lan Feng I know, but a mimic soul that only has the memory of Lan Feng's consciousness and is completely at the mercy of the will of Honkai, right?"

"hehe......"

Lan Feng smiled without comment, looked at the gloomy-looking Shiris from a distance, and strolled along the edge of the imaginary cube.

"In your opinion, this should be the most likely hypothesis, right? But unfortunately, I will not tell you the answer to this puzzle directly."

"..."

"I know you still have a lot of doubts in your heart, but the biggest one is anger towards me, right? As you can see, Kiana is in my hands. I can make you lose her forever at any time, the kind where even the power of creation can't bring her back... a complete death!"

Looking at the silver-haired woman who was completely silent, Lan Feng, who was controlling Kiana, smiled again, silently used his body to block the slightly expanding circle of void fluctuations behind him, and put one hand behind his back.

"Also, have you forgotten something... In addition to us meddlers, doesn't this space have a real master?"

"—!!"

As Lan Feng's voice fell quietly, the space vortex behind him suddenly expanded, and then a pure white Herrscher girl floated out of it, stepped on the mirror of space, and stepped into this imaginary space that was like a back garden to her.

"Sister Shilis! You are here after all..."

However, the next moment she appeared, a dark shadow quietly appeared and overlapped with her figure...

838 Blood of Brothers

For Diana, the boundary between imaginary numbers and reality is not a taboo at all. Even though she has not yet fully adapted to the rules of the Herrscher's energy, she can easily travel through different spaces by instinct with the power of the Herrscher of the Void.

After sensing the abnormal energy fluctuations in the imaginary space, she immediately locked onto the anchor point of the energy explosion, opened the space gate and instantly reached the target area. In the confrontation between Kiana and Shirley, she appeared in the center of the battlefield without any defense. She opened the space gate in the direction of Shirley, allowing her to appear right between the two girls and block Shirley's vision...

Seizing this moment, "Kiana", who was on the back of the space gate, rushed silently towards the silver-haired girl in the middle, hiding her dark shadow under the brilliant light of the Herrscher, raised her hand and reached out to the space gate that had expanded to the limit, and used the same space force to infiltrate the internal energy channel.

Since the space gate that I opened on my own initiative will be eliminated by Shirley, then how about using the space gate opened by others?

"Diana! Watch your back..."

"what?!"

At Shilis's warning, Diana, who had just walked out of the space gate, was stunned for a moment, and did not notice the silver shadow approaching her quickly from behind...

But now, it was too late for her to do anything.

Diana's sudden appearance was a complete accident, but it was exactly the variable that Lan Feng needed!

By using the perception deception brought about by the energy overlap, Shilis's reaction is bound to be a little slow, and it is impossible to interfere with her action at the moment. When I reach the back of the space gate, I can use the same energy.

The space energy quickly reactivates the already opened space door and returns to the real space.

Even if Shiris wanted to interfere at this time, the concentration of the restraining force spread around could not eliminate the space energy in time. At most, it could only slightly affect the final coordinates of the space transmission. In any case, it could not stop her from leaving...

(I leave it to you, Kiana. Now is the time to activate the spatial law to connect the real coordinates!)

The control of the body was returned to Kiana at the last moment. The girl who had been ready to take over the body also released the power of space as Lan Feng wished, making the dim space door flash with bright purple light again...

However, Shirley would not watch the girl who was cornered escape again. At the same time, the golden chain shadows also emerged one after another, rushing towards the space gate at the center of the barrier, intending to disrupt this passage before Kiana disappeared into the space crack!

That's right, just as Lan Feng calculated, she was a step too slow and had no time to destroy the space gate. But even if she couldn't destroy it, she could use the extremely strong restraining force to indirectly interfere with the stability of the space gate and affect the final landing point of the space coordinates to a certain extent.

However, this was also what Kiana did not want to see. With Shiris's terrifying control ability, it was not impossible for her to correct her teleportation coordinates to the headquarters base of Destiny, so that she would be surrounded by countless legions the moment she stepped out of the void.

If you want to avoid this...

Kiana's eyes flickered slightly, locking onto another silver-haired girl right in front of her.

"Sorry! Diana, please stay with me for a while!"

“Ehhhhh——?!”

Diana, who still couldn't figure out the situation, was startled when she heard a familiar voice behind her. Then, a hand suddenly stretched out from the space gate whose energy supply she had cut off, grabbed a ribbon behind her Herrscher Spiritual Suit, and dragged the terrified Diana into the reopened space tunnel.

"Sister Shilis, help......!"

Due to the huge difference in power and being caught off guard, Diana was hit directly on the head by the sledgehammer simulated by Kiana's consciousness. She had almost no strength to resist and was swallowed up by her own space gate!

(Now, do you still want to continue interfering? Sister Sis...)

In the crack between reality and imaginary numbers, Kiana stared at the silver-haired woman on the other side of the space layer through the reflection of the void. If Shirley really intended to interfere with the coordinates and teleport her into a dangerous firepower encirclement, then if Diana was also involved, would Shirley still execute the plan without hesitation?

838 Blood of Hands and Brothers>>

Based on Kiana's understanding of her sister, the answer must be no...

As expected, the moment she dragged Diana, the surrounding chain shadows seemed to be frozen in mid-air, allowing them to sink into the interior of the space tunnel. The space gate that completed its mission also slowly faded at the other end of the imaginary space, causing the passage between the two spaces to disappear again.

Looks like he escaped successfully...

Kiana entered a stable space tunnel. After a momentary darkness in her vision, she felt the solidity of the ground under her feet again. She opened her eyes and looked at the familiar walls, tables and chairs in front of her. She immediately recognized that this place was her bedroom in the Far East Branch.

Is this the original coordinate where Diana traveled through space?

Looking at Diana, who was kneeling on the ground holding her head and seemed to have not yet recovered from the mental shock, Kiana sighed softly and walked towards the silver-haired girl with some apology.

Although this was a helpless move to escape from Shilis's attack, she still felt a little guilty about taking advantage of her innocent sister...

Snapped--! !

But just when Kiana relaxed a little and was about to take a step, her right shoulder was suddenly locked by a huge force!

The next moment, in front of Kiana's astonished expression, the virtual number gate that had begun to dissipate suddenly became solid again. In the center of the vortex covered with broken cracks, a bloody arm stretched out from the chaotic hole and tightly grasped her shoulder!

(What......?!)

As if it was torn apart by a chaotic space storm, the originally smooth and white arm had become bloody and fleshy, and one could almost see the pale bones. But even such a hand still held Kiana tightly, making it impossible for her to break free!

"Don't even think about running away from me...Kiana!!"

The ethereal echo of anger came from the depths of space, and the hand holding Kiana's shoulder suddenly tightened! Accompanied by the crisp sound of bones shattering, the silver-haired girl's cheeks turned pale in an instant.

“Woo…!”

Kiana couldn't help but groan in pain as her bones and flesh were crushed. The fragments of the space layer kept falling, gently shattering into light on the ground, and the chaotic void was also expanding. In an instant, Kiana could see the angry face of the silver-haired woman on the other side of the hole...