K424 of the Collapse World

Appropriately revealing some real information should make Caroline convinced of the fact of the clones. I just hope that the spy sent by the ME company is a little more capable and can find the experimental base left by me in Saint Freya. In addition, Caroline doesn't know that her current connection with the main body has been cut off. If Caroline can use this intelligence blind spot to confirm the existence of her clones, it should be enough to force the other party into a dead end of negotiation...

Now, it's time to try to put forward your own conditions.

"You know... my remote stand experiment is still a confidential matter in the Far East Branch, and even Theresa doesn't know about it. Ms. Caroline, although your behavior is hateful, in the end, it only caused me a little trouble. I'll give you a chance. If you are willing to keep the existence of K438 a secret and secretly return Kiana and Diana to the Far East Branch, I can let your behavior go. How about it?"

"this......?!"

Seeing the surprise on Caroline's face, Hillary immediately realized that her conditions sounded too lenient, and quickly added.

"Don't get me wrong! I just don't want to cause any trouble before the transfer plan begins. A scoundrel like you is not worth my time and effort to deal with."

"..."

"Or do you want me to control another clone to rush here immediately and tear your base down into ocean garbage? According to the depth calculation, the structure here should be hanging on the side of the trench, right? Guess how many punches I need to sink it completely to the bottom of the sea, huh?"

However, looking at Caroline's face

Seeing the anxious and fearful hesitation, Shirley had to put pressure on her again. Even though the woman was already on pins and needles, her mind seemed to be on the verge of collapse, and she wanted to turn around and run away immediately. But now, she was still hesitating, which meant that she was still thinking...

This won't do! The information I revealed was mostly true, but in order to cover up the fact that the current individual had been disconnected, the statements in it could not stand up to scrutiny. If Caroline continued to waste time like this and I still did nothing, sooner or later it would arouse suspicion and even expose the truth.

872 Interventionists >>

In this case, we can only launch the alternative plan.

"..."

"That's enough! Even if I'm a remote clone, I don't have the time to waste here with you. Find Kevin here immediately! No matter how stubborn that guy is, he at least understands human language and knows what not to do. As for you and your boss, the Jackal, as lawbreakers who maliciously violated the covenant, I don't even need to decide your punishment."

Shirley did not trust Kevin Kaslana's promise, nor did she want to reveal her true identity to him. However, if the leader of the World Serpent knew that she was powerful enough to create a Herrscher-level clone, he would at least not offend her completely at this time.

Although Kiana has the strength to surpass the Herrscher unit, she is still essentially a Herrscher-like Honkai creature, without even a real Herrscher core. And Diana alone, an Aerial Herrscher, is not enough to complete the World Serpent's Stigma Plan. Therefore, even the man who would do anything to eliminate the Honkai would definitely choose to let go at this time.

Although it is impossible to rule out the possibility that Kevin will take advantage of this situation and use Kiana and Diana as threats to sign some unequal agreements with his original body, it is possible to save their lives and let his original body know the situation and protect them...

The abnormality of her memory and consciousness was still a mystery. If possible, Shiris didn't want to communicate with her original body so early. But as a last resort to protect Diana and Kiana, she had no choice now.

However, Caroline's answer was beyond her expectations.

"Do not......"

The brown-haired woman slowly raised her head. Her previously trembling eyes had calmed down and she even regained her proud smile.

But the bad thing was that Hillary could read a hint of hysteria in the woman's seemingly calm eyes.

"You are lying to me, right? You must be lying to me... Will the Lord be afraid of you damn Herrschers? Bullshit! I know... I know. You asked me to contact the Lord, and you must want to use your mysterious words to directly deceive our Lord, right?"

For the first time, Caroline left the chair that "bound" her, but did not flee the scene. Instead, she began to pace slowly at the other end of the isolation room, her tone becoming increasingly weird as she sneered.

"Let the Lord punish me? What a joke! Ms. Jackal and I are loyal to the organization, why would the Lord punish us?! Yes... we were a bit reckless this time, but as long as the Lord doesn't know about this, there won't be any problem!"

"..."

Listening to Caroline's mumbling, Shirley sat in her seat expressionless, her weak fingers secretly clenching the armrests of the chair.

It's over. The pressure is too great. I'm afraid this woman will just give up on herself...

The initial conditions were too lenient due to her own mistakes, which inevitably made people suspicious. However, the subsequent threats and the second condition were unacceptable losses for Caroline. Whether it was the destruction of the base or Kevin's punishment, it was unbearable for her. Due to the remaining fear of Shiris, she did not dare to turn back and ask for the first condition. In Caroline's opinion, the moody Lawgiver would never agree.

As a result, he overestimated Caroline's ability to bear it, which ultimately led to this kind of result of shooting himself in the foot...

"Do you think you're sure to win? Hahahaha...! I've seen it a long time ago. As long as those two girls are still in my hands, you won't dare to act rashly! As long as I have the hostages, I still have a 50% chance of winning!"

"..."

"Kneel down! Otherwise, I will detach the head and body of one of your sisters. Hmph... Come to think of it, I haven't dissected a real Herrscher yet, so why not try it now?"

Caroline activated the terminal screen, and two silver-haired girls huddled together were reflected in the image. Following her command, the sentry's tactical mecha suddenly activated its armament system, and pointed its weapons at the two girls as they stared at it in confusion.

"Ahem... stop it!!"

"You want me to stop? Give me... first!"

--boom! !

However, before the woman's crazy voice had died down, the metal door at the back of the isolation room was suddenly opened!

Almost at the same time, accompanied by the sound of air tearing, the personal terminal in Caroline's hand instantly exploded into pieces! The broken metal parts flew out, and Caroline's palm became a bloody mess on the spot.

The next moment, the girl in the black windbreaker

Step in.

"enough!"

873 Takeover

In this instantaneous change, Caroline, who was not a first-class fighter herself, obviously had no chance to react.

"you......?!"

Before the woman's expression was completely distorted by pain, the red feather-shaped dagger approached her throat, and the cold blade instantly froze her words.

When the girl in black broke into the isolation room and attacked Caroline, the mechanical troops around did not make any move. However, this was understandable, after all, the girl in black was also a member of the World Snake.

"Uh-Natasha? Why are you here..."

"Your actions have seriously violated the organization's convention. As a cadre, I have the supervisory authority to interfere with your actions, or even forcibly stop them!"

Facing her familiar work partner, Caroline was interrupted by Raven's serious tone before she finished her question with a look of astonishment. At the same time, at the other end of the isolation room, the mechanical soldier who raised his gun and pointed it at Shirley also seemed to have received some new instructions, and quickly canceled the combat mode and put his gun back to stand upright.

The two who were partners at the time used the same security protocol to operate the terminal of the armed system. Since Caroline did not format the settings, even now, Raven can track the location of Caroline's new base and even directly operate the base's defense system.

"You... Raven! This is an operation planned by the Jackal. Do you want to disobey the orders of your superiors?!"

Seeing that the mechanical troops she relied on were shut down, Caroline's eyes immediately became panicked, and she glared at the gray-haired girl who interfered with her plan with gritted teeth.

After being terribly defeated in the negotiation with the Law-Bound Agent, and having given up on himself, he is now being interfered with by his former partner?!

"So what even if it was that woman's order? This kind of arbitrary decision that ignores the rules is strictly prohibited within the organization. Even if it was the Jackal's plan, the Lord will not easily forgive it."

"Have you reported this to the Lord?!"

"Not yet, but soon..."

Swah——

Raven frowned slightly, tilted his head to avoid Caroline's left hand that suddenly launched a sneak attack, and his eagle claw-shaped glove accurately pinched the tip of the dagger, and crushed the blade with a slight force, removing Caroline's last weapon.

"Caroline, you should calm down. Also, don't think you can take on professional combatants with your slightly modified muscle system."

As Raven finished his words, he swung the red short blade in his hand into a knife flower, then turned around and hit Caroline's shoulder with the handle of the knife, breaking her shoulder joint and knocking the woman to the ground.

"Ah! No, don't inform the Lord! Yes, that's right! The Jackal has a backup plan..."

Caroline, whose hands were injured at the same time, struggled to get up, and seemed to want to explain something, but just as she was stuttering to organize her words, the silver-haired girl who was watching the show on the side suddenly chuckled.

"Ha... Your purpose is to help Kevin advance the Stigmata Project, right? Why do you not want to tell him now?"

"shut up!!"

Hearing the weak and thin voice of Shirley, the furious Caroline roared again. The resentment and anger brought by the failure of the plan were fermenting rapidly in her heart.

"Look carefully! The Second Herrscher and her biological sister are now in our hands, and she is obviously unable to do anything now. Even if she has another body, she can't make it in time! Even the Lord has never gained such a great advantage over Anti-Entropy... Natasha, do you really want to stop this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?!"

"Oh. It seems that I should prepare a few tranquilizers before coming here."

873 Takeover >>

"You idiot! Idiot!!"

After an uncontrollable roar, Caroline began to secretly manipulate her neural chip, and mobilized the armed forces in the stronghold again without giving up.

"Execute command e-41, cancel raven_014's access and command authority, and lock this unit as a target for elimination, immediately!!"

With the highest control of the base, Caroline can directly modify the system of the mechanical troops. However, the next second, what echoed in her ears was not the feedback prompt sound of the intelligent system, but a slightly memorable male voice.

"The order is rejected. The termination code has been approved. The command of your base has been taken back by the headquarters, Ms. Caroline."

A lack of motivation voice sounded in Caroline's head, and then it came closer and closer. The next moment, a young man with short brown-gray hair walked into the isolation room and leaned against the door listlessly.

"Raven, the job you were asked to do has been completed. Besides, this woman just tried to kill you with the defense system."

"Well done, Night Owl."

Raven nodded, not paying attention to the second half of the man's reminder. To her, even if Caroline really mobilized these nightmare module-transformed mechanical troops to encircle and suppress her, the result would not change at all.

"Night Owl...?! Are you a detective?

The night owl at the observation station?"

"Two hundred and thirty-one light mechas and fifty-two Type 02 tactical armors, except for a few in remote locations, have all been gathered in the armory. Oh, by the way, I also turned off the induction mines outside, as the troops behind might accidentally trigger them..."

Ignoring Caroline's distorted face, the young man continued speaking in a weak voice, reporting to Raven all the orders he had issued after taking over the base.

"I see...thank you for your help."

"Nothing. As long as it's not against the rules, I don't hate this kind of work."

After finishing the report, Night Owl scratched his head and subconsciously glanced into the isolation room, where he saw the silver-haired girl trapped behind the glass.

After briefly making eye contact with the girl, Night Owl quickly looked away calmly and took a step closer to Raven.

"(Whispering) Is that the Ruler of Restraint who betrayed Honkai as rumored? Q group: 543659389"...."

"Why, do you want to say hello to Miss Hillis?"

"No, there's no need. I'm afraid of the Herrscher."

Hearing this, Raven did not continue talking. He just glanced at Caroline who was sitting on the ground at a loss, and made a gesture to the young man behind him.

"Okay Night Owl, there's nothing for you to do here for now. Take this... Caroline out first. I need to take care of something here."

"You know very well that I'm not very good at physical labor..."

"Just go when I tell you to! Why are you talking so much nonsense? Can this woman be heavier than a Titan mecha?"

"..."

Night Owl silently stretched out his mechanically modified left arm, grabbed Caroline by the back of the collar, and dragged the distraught woman out.

"By the way, please prepare a report in advance and summarize what happened here. I will add to it later."

"understood."

The mechanical door of the isolation room slowly closed, leaving only the petite silver-haired girl and the gray-haired girl in the slightly empty isolation room.

After a brief silence, Raven took the initiative to step forward, used the terminal control to remove the transparent isolation layer, and slowly walked to the other side of the isolated room.

"Ms. Hillis..."

874 Abnormal Instances

"Heh...what an unexpected development~ Natasha Sciorra."

Looking at the black-clad girl walking towards her, Shirley forced herself to force a smile despite her dizzy body.

"It seems that I am still quite lucky..."

The moment the isolation layer was lifted, Shirley relaxed all over. No matter what the real purpose of the raven's appearance was, as long as it didn't fall into the hands of that crazy woman, Shirley had reason to believe that Kiana and Diana were safe for the time being.

Standing in front of Shirley, Raven looked at the silver-haired girl slumped in the chair with a complicated expression, and slowly lowered his head.

"I'm really sorry, Miss Hillis. The arbitrary behavior of some of my colleagues has caused you a lot of trouble, but please don't retaliate directly against the entire World Snake. We will deal with them internally... Miss Hillis?"

When she said this, the silver-haired girl in front of her could no longer maintain a stable sitting posture. She swayed slightly unconsciously, slid to one side from the back of the chair, and fell down losing her balance.

Raven quickly supported the fallen silver-haired girl. The cold touch of her fingertips made her heart tremble slightly. Although the temperature of the girl was like that of a corpse, her body was incredibly soft, as if it would fall apart at the slightest touch.

"That's... hard to say..."

"what did you say?"

"It's not up to me to decide whether to launch a revenge or not. I can't predict what the real body will do..."

The silver-haired girl spoke intermittently, with her words barely making the sound of her breath, which was enough to show how weak she was right now.

Raven suddenly thought of something and began to use the terminal's iris projection to quickly review the conversation record between the girl and Caroline. After a few seconds, her brows suddenly frowned.

"Wait, isn't your clone connected to your original consciousness? It's like a remote-controlled spiritual body, but why...?"

"The connection between me and my true self... has been broken. The me in front of you is just an independent consciousness created by a soul fragment."

"Interruption? Could it be Caroline..."

"No, it wasn't her. It's a little complicated to explain, but it's all my fault... and thank you for saving me."

Listening to Shirley's softly whispered thanks, Raven shook his head silently and slowly straightened the silver-haired girl's body, then took a step back slightly when she leaned back in the chair.