K424 of the Collapse World

Kiana gritted her teeth, trying to suppress the pain and concentrate her mind, trying to get out of the iron palm. However, her efforts only caused her blue-black shoulder to further twist and deform, tearing her skin in the increasing pain, and oozing blood...

Obviously, even though Shirley's arms were covered in wounds, she still couldn't shake this power.

After a brief hesitation, Kiana activated the dimensional energy of the Herrscher of the Void and forcibly controlled the unstable space gate.

Although Shirley can tear open the space with some violent means, in terms of attainment in the laws of space, Kiana is still slightly better.

(I'm sorry, Sister Sis...)

Swish-!

As the effect of the law energy was activated, the broken space gate suddenly condensed, the collapsed fragments were completely pieced together, and the thin space layer was instantly repaired.

The space gate disappeared quietly like an illusion, as if nothing had happened. However, Diana slowly opened her eyes, and her expression became terrified again.

“You…you…?!”

Looking at the bloody half of the forearm still on Kiana's severely deformed shoulder, the girl's pupils trembled, and unspeakable fear instantly occupied her mind...

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The forced closing of the space gate will cut off all matter remaining in it.

Just like that, Shirley's arm was cut off by space from the forearm joint, leaving only a small half of the bloody broken arm hanging on Kiana's equally bloody shoulder. The slightly purple blood gathered together, like a deep pool of blood slowly spreading under the girl's feet...

"I'm sorry...Diana, this may be a little cruel for you."

Looking into the dull and frightened eyes of the silver-haired girl, Kiana panted slightly, grabbed the half arm that was stuck in her shoulder blade, and pulled it off with force.

Looking at her completely crushed shoulder, Kiana frowned. She concentrated the powerful Houkai energy on the injured part, reassembled the collapsed bones, and slowly repaired the cell tissue. Although the repair speed was far less than the power of creation, the high-speed healing characteristics of Houkai creatures would allow her to recover within a few hours.

"But I have to do this. Tell me, what do you think of what Sister Shilis looked like just now?"

"...!"

Kiana's words seemed to activate a switch in Diana's mind. The next moment, the girl rushed up like crazy and swung her fist at Kiana!

Kiana tilted her head slightly, letting the fist wind quickly pass by her face. Before the girl's next blow landed, she raised her left hand and grabbed Diana's throat fiercely, then took a step forward and pressed the girl against the wall!

The sudden pain made Diana's breathing stagnate, and her limbs lost strength in an instant. In this moment, Kiana had locked her arms and twisted them behind her back, pressing her to the ground.

"Calm down, Diana..."

"What did you do to Sis Shilis...! You took her hand..."

While shouting, Diana began to struggle frantically, and the power of space continued to surge in her body. However, every time before she activated the ability of space flashing, the gathered space energy would be reversed and dissolved by Kiana, making the effect of space conversion vanish.

The stalemate lasted for a while, and when Kiana felt Diana's struggle gradually weakened, she slowly relaxed her strength and leaned close to the girl's ear.

"If I don't do that, Sister Shilis will tear off my arms, crush my legs... or even do something more terrible than you can imagine. You should have seen her condition just now, right?"

"..."

"Think carefully about how she has been during this period. Compared to before, how much abnormality is there?"

Even though she cut off Shirley's arm with her own hands, the shock it brought to Kiana was enough to leave an indelible scar in her heart. But for the sake of her ultimate goal, Kiana had to act calm and even cold at this moment and reveal a fact to Diana.

However, the calmness she forced herself to show in order to strengthen her faith was so glaring in Diana's eyes...

(Is cutting off Sis Shiris's hand such a trivial matter to you?!)

"So... who made her like this?!"

Suppressing the trembling in her voice, Diana's cold voice rang out quietly, and her clear voice was like the calm before the storm.

"..."

"Sister Shilis would do this, isn't it because of you?!"

The pent-up anger erupted again in an instant! Although she had basically calmed down, Kiana still roared back without showing any weakness, trying her best to turn her head and glared at Kiana who was suppressing her from behind.

"If you hadn't run away for no apparent reason, how could Sister Shilis become like this?! Do you know how worried she is about you? Let me recall her past.

How does time look like? Okay, then I'll tell you! Sister Shilis is indeed different from before. In the past month...she has never had a good rest! During the day, she pretends that nothing happened and handles Far East's official business as before. She is so upset that she is about to cry many times, but she still keeps smiling at everyone! Every night, she either looks for clues at the Anti-Entropy Intelligence Station or checks information in the archives of the Great Library...You know, she does all these things just to find you!"

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"I......"

"But what have you done? Not only did you make Sister Shilis worried, but now that you've been found, you're still fighting with her! You even hurt her...!"

Diana suddenly pulled her arm back from Kiana's grip, stood up quickly, and slapped Kiana in the face with her backhand!

Kiana, who could have easily dodged the attack, did not offer any defense and silently endured the girl's wrath.

The belief that had been strengthened countless times in my mind was once again shaken by the girl's roar.

"Sister Shirley only wanted to take you home... If you hadn't resisted just now, she would definitely not have hurt you! Kiana, I admit that you are much stronger than me, but Sister Shirley is much stronger than you now! Do you think that you were able to escape from her many times because she showed mercy to you? But this time... look at what you did?!"

"..."

As if sensing the girl's inner trembling, Lan Feng's spirit floated onto the consciousness platform again.

(Hey! Kiana, your...)

(I'm fine, don't worry)

Kiana came back to her senses and responded softly to Lan Feng's reminder in her mind. Then she wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and silently looked at Diana who was gasping for breath.

"Are you finished?"

"You... damn it! Don't you have any remorse at all?!"

Looking at the still indifferent girl in front of her, Diana couldn't help but grit her teeth and punched Kiana in the face again.

But this time, her punch was easily blocked by Kiana's left hand.

"Indeed, in your eyes, I am a hateful traitor, and I have done unforgivable things to my own family... However, although I have done things that have angered everyone, my spirit has always been controlled by the will of Honkai!"

At the same time, in the imaginary space of a certain anchor point, Shirley looked at her smoothly severed arm and fell into a brief silence.

"Hey! Miss Hillis, your hand..."

"Don't worry, Dr. Iselin, it's just a minor injury."

Hearing a concerned voice, Shilis came back to consciousness from her thoughts and waved her other hand with a smile.

Yes, it was just a minor injury for her...

The power of collapse was mobilized by the girl, and the local law of time was activated, restoring her arm to the state before it entered the time vortex a few seconds ago. Surrounded by golden light particles, her broken forearm and even her sleeve were completely restored to their original state without any damage.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Iselin, for letting you see the ugly things in our family. My sister has caused you trouble~"

Shirley said apologetically, with a gentle expression, as if the hellish anger just now was just an illusion. For some reason, her emotions came quickly and dissipated just as quickly, and she was not affected by any unnecessary emotions at all.

"Uh... Miss Shilis, can you tell me in detail what happened? Although I know the reason why Miss Kiana was hunted, this matter is obviously..."

"Dr. Iselin, regarding this matter, I will personally come to your house with my useless sister to apologize in the future. Please don't pursue it too much~"

Shirley interrupted softly. Although her tone was still gentle and light, her words were filled with an unquestionable will.

Looking at Iselin who was still hesitant to speak, Shirley shook her head with a complicated expression and her eyes lowered.

(You're willing to drag your own sister into this to stop me from interfering... It seems that the remnant soul has a strong control over you. Otherwise, with your personality, you would definitely resist, right? Kiana...)

That’s right, that consciousness is definitely not Lan Feng’s soul, but the Honkai energy reshaped by the law of time, which generated the Honkai will after acquiring Lan Feng’s memories.

(Forgive me, Kiana... In that case, I'm afraid I'll need to take some unconventional measures...)

840 The Transformation of Reason

Seeing Shiris fall silent again, Iselin silently took a step back and stopped disturbing the silver-haired girl who seemed to be thinking about something seriously.

Even after only a few minutes of contact, she could sense the changes in Shilis. From the crazy attitude that was on the verge of losing control during the battle, she returned to her normal state in the blink of an eye. Even a master of emotional management would find it difficult to do this, right?

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Although it was difficult to understand Shirley's strange emotional fluctuations, based on her trust in the girl, Iselin quickly put this little thing behind her and began to think about the next thing...

Thinking back to the conversation just now, Iselin didn't expect that her request to know the details of the matter would be rejected by Shilis. Therefore, this made her more convinced that the truth of the matter would not be as simple as the Far East Branch revealed...

(Or was the Far East Branch also misled by some kind of wrong information?)

While thinking carefully, Iselin released her Herrscher form. The next moment, the giant battleship creation that covered the sky began to fade and dissipate, along with the dense floating mechanical bodies in the sky, and was decomposed into energy states by the structural power of the Herrscher of Reason and taken back into the body.

Now, the conflict with Kiana has come to an end. Although the capture failed as the final result, at least, she no longer needs to remain on alert...

(Mr. Walter said that structural analysis cannot be defined only from the appearance. Whether it is advanced research or trying to make a hypothesis, it is necessary to ensure sufficient understanding of the structure before deciding on the next step. In this regard, the same is true for analyzing events...)

In the final analysis, it was still because of insufficient information. She did not know the real reason why Kiana betrayed Far East, and she did not even know the attitude of Far East internally. Although she was a genius scientist, she was not a detective, and Iselin was not good at reasoning-related mental work.

(After all, further investigation is still necessary. Compared to these issues, the most important thing now is...)

The green-haired girl slowly opened her eyes and looked at Shiris who was still standing there motionless. Finally, she couldn't help but walked forward and interrupted the girl's thoughts.

"I say, Miss Hillis..."

"Hmm? Dr. Iselin, do you have any more questions?"

As if she didn't realize how long she had been in a daze, the next moment after hearing the voice, Shirley raised her head, and her calm expression seemed to have not changed from before.

"It's not a big deal... I just want to know when you plan to leave the imaginary space. To be honest, I don't have the ability to interfere with the space layer yet. After being forcibly dragged in by Kiana, I am trapped in this place. I can only be sent out by Miss Shilis."

Iselin sighed helplessly. Although she could reproduce the power of the corresponding Law of the Herrscher by analyzing the structure of the God's Key, Anti-Entropy had not yet obtained the Second God's Key in the hands of the World Serpent, so Iselin had no chance to analyze the laws of space...

The crude space theory derived from the "Sirin Project" of the Destiny Organization is not enough for humans to directly interfere with quantum imaginary space. Of course, the Law-holders who rely on civilization knowledge to continue to grow will also be restricted by this.

"Eh? Imaginary space..."

After hearing Iselin's words, the silver-haired girl seemed to realize something. She slowly turned around and looked around at the boundless imaginary space. Her eyes began to become solemn.

"Yes, the space gate has been blocked, and Kiana has taken Diana hostage and fled back to the real space. Currently, only the two of them have mastered the laws of space. In this case... aren't we trapped in the imaginary space?"

"But Miss Shilis, can't you also interfere with space? Just like you did just now..."

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Faced with Iselin's doubts, Shirley hesitated for a moment and scratched her hair embarrassedly.

"In fact... the spatial energy of the Ruler of the Void is exactly the blind spot of my law power. Although the law of constraint can interfere with space to a certain extent, it is a bit unrealistic for me to maintain a stable void channel when I don't understand the principles of space yet, right?"

"But you just did it! Twice..."

"In fact, the two times just now, I was extremely angry and inexplicably tore open the space layer with my hands. Now that I have calmed down, I don’t know how I did it at that time..."

After listening to Shirley's explanation, Iselin's expression began to turn ugly.

If Shiris wasn't joking...then the situation was really bad.

Being trapped in the imaginary space is not as simple as getting lost somewhere. The mirror-like imaginary space is essentially another world separated from reality. Without specific means of interfering with the void, it is impossible to escape from this endless space...

"Well, actually I can still remember a little bit in my trance. We are not completely trapped. Although the first interference was successful by chance, you also saw what happened the second time. The space channel I tore open was full of time and space turbulence. Putting my hand in it was like putting a pig's trotter into a meat grinder. It was chopped into pork belly slices in a minute... You don't want to experience that feeling, do you?"

As Shirley spoke, she gently waved her fingers in the air. Indistinctly, one seemed to see her fingertips touching some kind of translucent entity, causing an unstable fluctuation in the vast space.

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At a moment, Shirley put down her hand, only to see that her fingertips had been cut by something sharp. Scarlet blood with a lavender halo overflowed from the wound and scattered in all directions in the irregular gravity reaction of the imaginary space, like a blooming blood flower.

"Tsk... As expected of a spatial force at the law level, even the strongest Herrscher can be easily injured like a mortal. If I were to force my way through the space-time turbulence, I should be able to return to reality alive with my physical strength. But you, Dr. Iselin, who haven't yet fully transformed into a Herrscher, will probably be torn into pieces by the space turbulence the moment you enter the tunnel."

"......"

"But don't worry too much. After all, I won't leave you here alone."

Looking at the solemn face of Isaiah, Shilis smiled and touched the head of the short girl. Although Isaiah was not an important person in her heart, as a Herrscher life form, this girl would naturally be valued by Shilis.

"You are a Ruler of Reason. According to your ability, as long as you can analyze the essence of the laws of space, you can find a way to travel through space, right?"

"However, with my current understanding of the rules of space, it is almost impossible to reversely calculate the most profound laws of space and time..."

"Well, what if I can provide you with some useful theoretical knowledge? For example, the materials and core extraction formula used when the Second God Key was created in the pre-civilization era, as well as its detailed internal structure..."

"The structure of the Second God's Key...?! Indeed, with these theoretical support, it is possible to simulate the operating rules of the Void Core in a short period of time! But Shiris, why do you know this knowledge?"

Faced with Iselin's surprise, Shirley just smiled and shook her head, raised her hand and gently pointed to her forehead.

"There's no need to delve into this, right? I'll tell you later when I have time. The strange knowledge stored in my memory may be far more than you can imagine..."

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A long time ago, after Shiris displayed a completely different nature from the norm, her colleagues in Far East and Anti-Entropy gradually adapted to the girl's almost omnipotent special power. Not long after, other people just sighed and accepted the fact that Shiris could copy the Law of the Herrscher after only seeing it once.

It seemed that the word "impossible" would never exist in the body of that Herrscher girl...

After all, the gradual strengthening of Shilis means that humans can better fight against the forces of Honkai, as well as civilization's analysis and control of the power of Honkai... For these reasons, whether it is Walter or Otto, or even Kevin hiding in the dark, they are all happy to watch the girl become stronger and stronger, transforming in her continuous growth, and becoming the strongest Herrscher who is loyal to human civilization.

But since when, no one has realized that this kind of strengthening has deviated from its original track...