K424 of the Collapse World

870 Induction

When Hillary's voice, which was not loud at all, fell into Caroline's ears, it exploded in her mind like thunder. The aftermath of the violent emotional turmoil even made her lose her cognitive ability for a moment. She just sat slumped in the chair with a completely frozen expression of fear.

"This is the Observation Department, there is a special situation!"

"What's going on! Ms. Caroline...?!"

"..."

At the same time, outside the isolation room, the World Snake workers who were monitoring the situation through the terminal at all times soon noticed the abnormality in the interrogation room and issued an alert to the armed department.

Viewed from other angles, the silver-haired girl was simply staring at Caroline on the other side of the glass wall. At most, her eyes were a little cold, but she did nothing else.

However, as a Herrscher, she could no longer be viewed through the lens of human beings. No one dared to say what kind of devil was hidden in those dark eyes.

Moreover, the human mental system is quite complex. Not to mention the various mental illnesses, the hidden dangers of mental trauma left behind under certain circumstances will erupt in unimaginable ways when exposed to certain special stimuli, making it difficult to prevent.

For a World Serpent cadre like Caroline who has over-enhanced her thinking and perception abilities through human body transformation, the mark left by the Herrscher, a special existence, in her heart is clearer and more complete than that of an ordinary person...

As the extreme of the Honkai phenomenon, even if the Herrschers look harmless, people who are deeply afraid of Honkai will still subconsciously associate them with other Honkai species. As for Caroline personally, the psychological shadow left by the Herrscher of Constraint, who was invincible and could not be defeated in her impression, in the two previous encounters was not as insignificant as it seemed.

In her mind, the image of the arrogant silver-haired girl in front of her and the Law-Bound Ruler who had shown his strength at the Australian base gradually overlapped...

“No…! With the inhibitor in effect, you can’t possibly have enough energy to activate your Herrscher ability!”

When the observers were losing their patience and even wanted to terminate the operation, Caroline finally broke free from the shadow of fear, forced herself to remain calm and shouted loudly, unable to maintain her superior attitude any longer.

But her words only earned her a sneer from the silver-haired girl.

"You ridiculous insect! Do you really think that you can permanently bind the Herrscher with something like this?"

"Impossible! This should be the ultimate creation of ME Company. It is more than enough to imprison a weakened Herrscher... I understand! You are bluffing, right? You must be bluffing!"

"You just ignored the entire Anti-Entropy organization, but now you are willing to trust Anti-Entropy's products?"

The mechanical sentry standing behind her entered alert mode again, aiming the gun at the back of Shirley's head. But the girl completely ignored it, still maintaining a relaxed posture, leaning back in the chair with her arms folded.

"Indeed, the Chain of Naraku is worth the cost of a city, and it can have an impact on my ability. But, have you ever thought about it seriously? If the Herrscher can do it so easily, how did the countless reincarnations of civilizations before them get destroyed?"

"..."

"Even if I'm restricted, this 2.3rd compression shield can't stop me. At this distance, I can smash your head anytime I want. Do you want to try?"

The silver-haired girl focused her eyes again, staring straight at Caroline's dodging pupils. The woman wanted to look away countless times, but the fear of the unknown made her dare not do so at all, as if the moment she looked away, her neck would be broken by those delicate hands...

"If... if that's the case, why don't you take action right away... Oh, by the way! Your two sisters are still in my hands, so you still have some reservations, right?!"

"Humph."

Seeing the silver-haired girl shrugging and snorting in disbelief, Caroline smiled, wiped the sweat from her forehead, sorted out her confused thoughts, and began to analyze directly.

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"Yes... Ha! If I'm not mistaken, you did retain a certain amount of strength under the restraint of the suppressor. But since you came here to see me obediently instead of immediately breaking out with those two girls, that means your remaining strength is not enough to fight against the defense of the entire base, and can only pose a threat to me at a shorter distance. So, you came to see me to take advantage of the situation, right?"

"So what? Anyway, now... you have fallen into

It caught me, didn't it?"

As she spoke, Hillarys rubbed her right hand lightly on the armrest of the chair. This simple action alone made Caroline break out in a cold sweat again, fearing that Hillarys would use the force to rise up, break through the barrier of the translucent wall, and arrive in front of her.

The strong emotional fluctuations had a significant impact on her thinking. Caroline had no doubt at this moment that the girl had the ability to decide her life or death in an instant, but she was unable to do it to her for some reasons.

"I understand what you mean. Although you can kill me instantly, you can't save Kiana and Diana at the same time! But I only need one sentence to turn your two sisters into cold corpses immediately."

"If I wanted to do it, you wouldn't even have a chance to utter a word. Do you want to try?"

"Don't be so excited... Miss Hillis, you know I'm just making an analogy. After all, I'm just a low-level cadre of the World Serpent. People like Miss Hillis would definitely not want to sacrifice the lives of their loved ones and perish together with a small person like me, right? So, now you actually have to talk to me and find a solution that satisfies both sides..."

"..."

"So, Ms. Shilis, why don't we stop threatening each other and get straight to the point?"

"..."

"Ms. Hillis?"

The silver-haired girl took a long time to respond, so Caroline asked softly, suppressing the feeling of depression, and forced a smile on her pale face.

"...Let's just leave it at that."

Shirley exhaled slightly, and looked away impatiently. This action made Caroline feel as if she had been pardoned, and her long-suppressed heart was slightly relieved. Of course, having said so much, she did not dare to make any unusual movements, not even to move her butt to change her sitting position.

(However, if she knew the truth, what kind of expression would she show?)

Shirley thought with a wry smile in her heart, enduring the nauseous and dizzy feeling in her brain, and forced herself to concentrate.

Instantly break through the barrier and kill Caroline? If she could really do such a thing, she would have strangled the other person's neck and held him hostage, instead of relying on her expression and words to gradually induce Caroline's fear and disrupt her judgment.

As for the real body of Shiris, there is indeed a way to break the suppression of the Chain of Naraku, but this flawed clone, like Diana, an incomplete Herrscher, is completely unable to break free from the suppression of the limiter on its own...

That's right, it was all just bluffing. She was so weak now that she couldn't even raise her arms. Not to mention the five mechanical soldiers behind her, even a weak female researcher like Einstein could easily pin her to the ground.

Caroline would never have thought that the silence that seemed like she was thinking just now was actually a short coma. Her body had been on the verge of limit when she left the aircraft due to continuous activities under the state of suppressing Honkai energy. She relied on her willpower to force herself to get here. Only she knew the thrill of it.

If Caroline saw through her empty city plan, no one knew what her reaction would be, whether she would be angry or laugh out of anger. But what was certain was that the three of them would definitely not have a good ending...

In short, the misleading thinking has been successful. And the next step is the most critical moment of this game!

871 Disclosure

"I admit, Ms. Hillis... Even though we made sufficient preparations in advance, we were still too arrogant."

Caroline took a breath to calm herself down a little, but even so, if you paid a little attention, you could see that her neck and forehead were still glistening with sweat under the light.

It is not easy to come out of the serious psychological shadow of the law-breaker. This calm attitude is just a psychological self-consolation.

Where the silver-haired girl couldn't see, Caroline silently clenched her fists in her pockets.

As expected, the terror of the Herrscher could not be measured by common sense at all. He thought that the capture operation was a sure thing with the support of intelligence, but he actually captured an out-of-control bomb and put himself in danger.

However, no matter what the silver-haired girl in front of her was thinking, Caroline knew that she had temporarily won the right to negotiate with her on an equal footing.

Although she had already concluded that Shiris did not have the power to break through the blockade of the base and could only threaten her at close range, the silver-haired girl had not personally admitted the above point, so she could still hide her abilities...

The worst case scenario is that the girl still has the ability to sink the entire base. Now this seemingly calm conversation is just the other party's usual bad acting. She intends to extract more information from her mouth while performing impromptu!

Caroline still clearly remembered that even if the girl did not activate the power of the Herrscher, she could defeat her elite army in an instant with just her physical strength and ordinary weapons...

From the beginning to the end, she did not know the true strength of Silis Kaslana. But after the Fourth Herrscher went out of control, hundreds of square meters of the Australian branch site

The horrific scene of the scourge raging thousands of kilometers away, and the news that Shiris subdued the Herrscher of Wind and brought him safely back to the Far East Branch, were her only reference standards at the moment.

So... the showdown just now might have been just an act! After all, in the previous several games, he had an absolute advantage on the surface, forcing the opponent into a desperate situation. But in fact, all these developments were under the control of the Herrscher girl, who was like a cat playing with a mouse, experiencing the game process in her control. In the end, after her patience was exhausted, she overturned the chessboard directly...

As for now, who knows how many layers are hidden beneath the surface of her "still having the strength to fight"?

"Pointless speculation, or are you waiting for me to speak first?"

“Eh…?!”

Caroline was in deep thought for only three or four seconds. But the next moment, as that cold voice suddenly rang in her ears, her shocked brown eyes were once again reflected in the deep blue abyss.

(No! Calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down...! No matter what, I can't let her aura overwhelm me!)

Being stared at by the girl's empty blue eyes, Caroline's hair stood on end again. She even had to use continuous psychological hints to stay calm and suppress the deep-seated fear in her heart.

(No matter how much power she has left, since she didn't attack me immediately, the only reason could be that I still have leverage that she's afraid of... That's right, at least it's certain that she doesn't have the ability to protect the other two Herrschers right now.)

(And...she values ​​those two sisters very much, there's no doubt about that!)

After recovering from the shock of losing control, Caroline barely held back

"No, that's not necessary! As the owner of this base, I should be the one to propose the conditions first, right?"

"Oh~? Do you think you still have a big advantage?"

Compared to before, the girl's tone seemed to have become a little lighter, even a little soft and weak. But the unusually light voice, falling into Caroline's ears, had an indescribable sense of danger.

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To give a simple example, it's like when a primary school student is called to the podium for not handing in his homework, and the usually strict teacher suddenly puts on a subtle smile and calmly calls him over... This strange calmness is obviously more frightening than direct punishment.

"Please... calm down, Miss Hillis. I don't mean to provoke you, but this is the fact. I have already said that you are not capable of protecting the two hostages, and people like you... will definitely not risk the lives of your loved ones to deal with a small character like me."

"..."

Caroline raised her head seriously and spoke out the draft that she had prepared in her mind. However, she didn't know that her tone had become out of tune due to the strong emotion, and it sounded like a foreign language beginner's reading.

"So! Under the current circumstances, we obviously have more initiative, especially..."

"Cough cough~"

Just then, the girl's slightly mocking cough interrupted Caroline's declaration.

"Why do you think I would leave them so easily and let them become hostages? Why do you think I would confront you directly without considering this and without any backup plan?"

"That's not because..."

You don't have the ability to shake the entire base!

Caroline instinctively blurted out this guess, but the next moment when she noticed the girl's half-smile, her whole body couldn't help but tremble, and her half-open mouth could no longer utter a word.

Although her rationality had told her more than once that her guess was the most reasonable and that the girl was just being mysterious, in this special situation, her rationality was completely unable to fight against a series of emotional influences such as fear and anxiety.

"By the way, let me tell you something interesting~"

Shirley's eyes flickered slightly, as if she had made a decision. She suddenly changed the subject and started talking to herself.

"Since you were able to bribe members of the ME Society to act as spies, you must know some information about what happened in the Far East recently, right? For example, about what happened to me..."

"What...what are you referring to?"

"About a month ago, I tested my law simulation ability, but unfortunately an accident occurred, causing some subtle changes in my body~"

"——?!!"

Although Caroline didn't say anything when she heard this, the trance that flashed across her eyes was accurately captured by Shirley.

"You should know, right? Very good, it seems that I did not underestimate your intelligence system, but someone's memory and brain are not very good. Well... Then the question is, why is the me whose body shape has changed in your intelligence different from the 'me' here?"

Caroline's thoughts almost stopped when she heard the girl's pointed voice. Although she couldn't guess anything, when this little piece of information that she had not taken seriously was mentioned again by Shirley,

Her confidence also collapsed...

"Why do you think that is, Ms. Caroline Lugwig?"

"this......"

Facing Caroline's ugly expression, a bright smile quietly appeared on the pale face of the silver-haired girl.

"Well, let me give you a hint. I'm sure you've all heard of the Xilin Project that gave rise to me. After subsequent experiments were frozen, those unused test subjects were taken over by me and moved to the Far East Branch."

"Guess what I did with those test subjects?"

872 Intervention

After several considerations, Shiris finally decided to reveal the truth about her own clone.

Caroline was right. Although she had managed to fool the other party by pretending to be strong, she could not actually threaten the other party. The more this happened, the more Caroline would think that she was concerned about the safety of Qiana and Diana and did not dare to do anything.

Such a result is basically the same as being at the end of the road after being discovered, both of which mean complete failure.

In this case, we can only use another truth to break the situation.

"Experimental subject......!"

Caroline stared at the calm Silith in astonishment. The Herrscher of Restraint should have changed due to the experimental error, but the girl in front of her still maintained her original form... No, even the original Silith Kaslana seemed slightly different from her now.

Combined with what Shirley had just revealed, Caroline, who had already engraved the power of the Herrscher into her bones, soon thought of a certain aspect under the girl's deliberate guidance.

"You mean... you're not k424?!"

"Hmm~ I guess I guessed half right. My personality has always been K424, but the body in front of you is another K-series experiment from the Xilin Project. It gained the ability to move through the connection with my consciousness... Do you understand what I mean?"

The silver-haired girl leaned slightly, supporting her head with her right arm. Her slightly tired tone, in Caroline's ears at this moment, did not make her think that she was gradually weakening. She only thought that this Ruler was gradually losing patience...

"You...are using your consciousness to remotely control other experimental subjects and use them as clones?!"

Although the words sounded absolutely ridiculous, Caroline couldn't help but say it. You know, even the most advanced satellite base station of the World Snake can't cover the entire planet. But if it's a collapse...

"Huh... Putting aside the theory of quantum layer interference and energy connection, there is nothing wrong with this explanation. In short, it is just as you think. The me in front of you is just the 438th fusion experiment of Kiana and Sirin. The real me... and even the other seven experiments under my control, are now maintaining their full strength~ Can you understand what this concept means?"

As time went by, the weakness in Hillis's tone could no longer be concealed, but the woman opposite was completely unaware of it. She sat across from the glass wall with a stiff face, and her eyes were filled with doubts, beginning to reveal the fear of a real disaster...

"No... this...! But you..."

"You think this is impossible? Well, in that case, why not ask your spies to send someone to find out what is at the end of the C-H border corridor under the Saint Freya Church. If it's too late, I will have to clean them all up!"