K424 of the Collapse World

"The puppets directly controlled by the Honkai Will must be destroyed."

The girl's tentative question was immediately blocked by the man's decisive answer. There was no doubt that Kevin was serious. The World Serpent Lord, who had been paralyzed for hundreds of years, would never make such a joke.

"Humph......"

The girl let out a long sigh, and she couldn't tell what she was feeling at the moment. Before this, she had been thinking about how to convince Kevin, and she had regarded this as the ultimate goal at the current stage, and she had never considered the plan after convincing Kevin...

And now, as things went unexpectedly smoothly, the girl couldn't even react for a moment and didn't know what to say to the other party next.

Give a high five and cheer?

Never mind, it will definitely be cold...

"Well... by the way, since you have

Now that you have investigated my affairs, you should be able to guess what attitude my clone, who has been separated from the energy connection of my main body, will have towards this, right?"

"If I'm right, our goals are the same."

"Yes. I met with you this time because I wanted to tell you, the world snake leader, about this information and warn you in advance of certain possible threats, but I didn't expect... you had already found out everything."

K438 Shirley sighed, took another deep breath to calm herself down, and then narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Ha~ But I still don't quite understand... You came to this place to see me in person just to tell me this? Putting aside my own memories, I am just a mass-produced experimental subject. Is it really worth your attention?"

When she said this, the girl's eyes became sharper. She could probably guess why Kevin was talking to her so seriously. But instead of guessing, she decided to speak directly. After all, both Shirley and Kevin were the type of people who were used to speaking frankly.

"Of course you're not worth it, but if you add Kiana and k423, your value will be different."

"That's true~"

The girl pouted and leaned back in her chair with a bit of helplessness. It is undeniable that even if I am just a mass-produced clone as K438, Kiana and Diana still regard me as a sister. For Kevin, as long as he makes good use of himself, he can further grasp the value of Kiana and Diana, the two Herrschers...

"So, what do you want to do with us?"

"I need to keep the Second Herrscher at the World Serpent."

"You want me to convince Diana to be obedient? But first I want to know, what are you going to do with us?"

The girl frowned and asked back, but did not refuse immediately. She knew very well that she was not qualified to bargain now, but at least she had to let Kevin make his words clearer.

"The Living Herrscher is essential for the launch of the Stigmata Project."

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"Okay... the answer is as expected. In other words, you want to let Diana stay in the control of the World Serpent while you deal with my real body, waiting to be used as a disposable tool to seal the Honkai?"

The girl sneered, stared at Kevin with an expressionless face, and clenched her slender hands on the table into fists.

"Listen to me clearly, Kevin Kaslana! Although I will entrust you to remove my corrupt body for the future of this world, this is all to protect the people I cherish... But now, you want me to sacrifice my own sister with my own hands?"

"Well, what do you want?"

The white-haired man asked calmly, as if he had expected the girl's rejection. However, no matter what decision the silver-haired girl made, the result would not change.

The only difference is whether he needs to do it himself.

"not so good."

Shilis crossed her arms and looked at the man opposite her indifferently. Her indifferent eyes seemed to have returned to her original self.

"I promised you that I would fully assist you with your Stigmata Plan the moment the transfer plan failed. This agreement is still valid, and I will naturally accept your request."

To Kevin's surprise, the girl calmed down and said something that actually agreed to his request. But then, Shiris changed the subject.

"But the anti-entropy transfer plan hasn't failed yet! Isn't it a bit too early for you to keep us in captivity?"

"There has been no news about the Fire Moth's Ark Project so far, which is enough to prove the flaws of this plan."

"I don't care, I don't care. Anyway, this is what we agreed to in the first place!"

The girl patted the table, and her expression gradually became spoiled.

"Listen, I can accept your request to stay in World Serpent, and let Diana and Kiana behave themselves a little and not turn your main base upside down. However, I also have a request on my side."

Knowing that Kevin would not interrupt at this time, the girl finished her words in one breath and then put forward her request.

"We can stay in the World Serpent for a long time, but we will not accept your house arrest. We must accompany you in the campaign against the Ruler of Constraint, and then re-implement the transfer plan. Are you willing to accept it?"

"..."

Kevin fell silent again, as if he was weighing the weight of this condition. Seeing the man's careful consideration, Shirley couldn't help but feel annoyed and started to yell without caring about her image.

"Why hesitate? As the sacrifice of the Stigmata Plan, it doesn't matter where we are! Besides, we are not fragile vases, but Herrscher-level creatures. Acting together will definitely help! Kiana and the others have already dared to raise the flag of rebellion against me, so there is no need to worry that we will turn against them at the last minute. Are you dissatisfied with the combination of two beautiful girls and a loli? Or should I call you grandpa, you old man?

"You will agree to it only if you can do it?"

"...I can accept your terms."

After thinking for a long time, Kevin finally nodded.

"But before that, I need to confirm whether you still have their absolute trust..."

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Belated Happy New Year~ Actually I was planning to slack off, but I found that I had nothing to do, so I ended up writing a chapter

894 Non-overlapping Phantoms

The headquarters of the ME Society at the ruins of Changkong City had long been a highly fortified headquarters, filled with intricate compartments and passages both above and below the ground. The total volume inside was already comparable to the floating city of half the size of the Tianming headquarters.

It is precisely because of the huge size of the base and the sophisticated Honkai energy shielding system that the secrets hidden by Raiden Ryoma can narrowly escape Shiris's energy detection...

"I never thought you had something like this in your hand... Should I say you are worthy of being called Thunder Ryoma?"

In a deep underground area hundreds of meters from the surface, a girl with green curly hair stood in front of a machine table and muttered to herself. Looking at the ray of light floating above her palm, the girl's face, which was lazy but with a little relief, showed a helpless bitter smile.

"However, since you made such a decision, I guess you have already decided to trust Kiana completely... Obviously, further verification is needed before that. But forget it, we are all accomplices now anyway..."

The tiny red feathers emitted a warm glow, flickering in the palm of his hand like an illusory image. Einstein knew that this feather of light was not an illusion, but the essence of the Yuduchen Divine Key.

On the eve of K455 Shiris's arrival, Thunderbolt Ryoma handed the Key of God to Einstein and asked her to hide in the isolation room at the bottom of the base, doing everything possible to avoid the girl's search...

Unexpectedly, after realizing that she was being teased, Shirley's clone did not turn the base upside down in a rage, but quickly left the ME Club, leaving Einstein's originally prepared countermeasures unused at all.

In a sense, this is a very lucky result.

"However, you sealed up your memory for a month, so that she would lose all clues. This is indeed a strategy to delay time, but during this time when you are forced to lie dead, who will decide our next move?"

Einstein shook his head, slowly stretched out his hand, carefully pushed the feather in his hand forward, let it float into a sophisticated mechanical container, quickly closed the opening of the container, and sealed the feather.

"Should I continue searching for clues about Kiana, or should I just give up and tell her the truth, or...?"

In a trance, Einstein's hand touched the terminal on her waist. The chip connected to the Moonlight Throne β system and the control panel with the highest authority of the Abyss Eye diffusion device were already tightly held in her hand...

But in just a few seconds, the scientist loosened his hands and put the already started machine back into standby mode.

"No, the time has not come yet."

Leaning slightly weakly in the empty open room, Einstein rubbed his dry eyes, then slid down and sat down.

"This decision should not be made by me..."

At the same time, in the Central Command Room of the Far East Branch of the Destiny...

Theresa silently clenched her hands and stood beside the desk like a primary school student who was punished. In front of her, the specially made elevated desk and chair that originally belonged to the school principal had been occupied by an uninvited guest.

"..."

"You don't look very happy, do you?"

The petite silver-haired girl rested her elbows on the armrests of the chair, supporting her cheek, subtly looking at Theresa who was hesitant to speak, and slowly crossed one leg.

"Or are you just upset that I took your seat?"

"No, I was just thinking about something."

Theresa shook her head without thinking, her slightly flickering eyes reflected Shirley's blue eyes, and she looked like she was worried about something.

She had been searching for Silis for several days, and she suddenly returned to her today. This should have been a pleasant surprise for Theresa, but now, she was not happy at all.

After all, no matter who it is, I'm afraid it would be difficult to accept the current situation...

Recalling what happened more than ten minutes ago, although Theresa felt that her brain cells were a little insufficient, she still tried hard to stimulate her little brain and tried to sort out the ins and outs of the matter.

The "Cilissa" in front of me, claiming to be the K455 clone of Cilissa, took action under the control of the main body in the imaginary space...

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Although this explanation, which contained a huge amount of information, did not seem difficult to understand, it was very confusing to Theresa.

But that's not the case.

Well, regardless of what the so-called clone is, Theresa, who possesses the genes of the Honkai beast, can still barely distinguish the energy characteristics of Shiris, and use this to conclude that the girl in front of her does indeed possess the energy of the Ruler of Constraint.

However, apart from the familiar energy fluctuations and natural attitude, Theresa could clearly feel that the silver-haired girl in front of her was very different from the Shiris she knew, both in character and habits...

So, it is a clone and not the real person...?

However, would the former Shiris really do something like this, sneaking into the Far East Command Center to find me and giving orders directly from the chair in the office?

Since they are K-series clones controlled remotely by mental force, and should be like extensions of consciousness, why do the clones exhibit personality traits that are completely different from the original?

Moreover, what does this strange ominous feeling mean...

However, just as Theresa was lost in her thoughts, the silver-haired girl with her legs crossed and a proud look on her face suddenly knocked lightly on the table.

"Theresa, are you thinking that this arrogant and domineering white-haired girl in front of you is obviously different from the impression of Shirley, and whether she is a fake... or something like that, and you want me to explain it further?"

"..."

Theresa directly acquiesced to the silver-haired girl's joking question. It was true that she cared about Shirley, but she would not easily trust a similar girl who was full of doubts and directly believe her one-sided words.

If the girl is willing to explain in detail, that would be great. Assuming that she is not lying, Theresa also wants to know as soon as possible what is the situation of Shilis's body trapped in the imaginary space...

However, facing K455 Shiris, whose soul character was relatively irritable and arbitrary, she was destined to be disappointed.

"But it's too much trouble to talk about this. I've already said it once in ME Club, and I really don't want to say it a second time. But it doesn't matter. Since you didn't rush over and hit me on the head with Judas, but were willing to stand here and listen to me, this has proved your position, right? It doesn't matter even if you don't explain..."

(No, I'm just being cautious... No matter who you are, you wouldn't easily start a war with someone who seems to be a friend, right?)

Theresa thought so in her heart, but she didn't say much, just narrowed her eyes slightly. The girl in front of her just interpreted other people's hearts and made her own judgments based on her own guesses, as if she didn't care about being refuted or wrong in her guesses, and just believed in everything "I think".

What an arrogant mentality!

Shiris...what happened?

"Speaking of which, I just decided to come back here for a rare trip. Why are you the only one at the Far East Base? Where are Himeko, Kyushu, and Tesla Einstein? I know where Bronya and Mei are, but where are the others at this time?"

The girl spread her hands and looked at her nails, asking nonchalantly. This indifferent but matter-of-fact tone of command made Theresa's ominous premonition even stronger.

But in the end, she still exhaled and explained in a normal tone.

"During the previous Far Eastern Houkai Beast rampage, Jizi and Jiuxiao sent Hyperion out to investigate, Charlotte went to Shenzhou to search for Houkai signals, and Dr. Tesla is developing a new sixth-generation tactical mecha... However, I am not the only one in the branch base at the moment."

As Theresa finished her words, the door of the command room was pushed open by a hand, and a tall white-haired man rushed into the room like the wind and came in front of the slightly surprised silver-haired girl.

"Shiris! You're back?!"

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Today is the main text~ Have you seen the if-line extra that was updated yesterday? That extra is about what would happen if the protagonist was not rescued by Noni at the beginning of the story, but was forced to stay in Tianming. According to the setting, it can be regarded as another world line. If you are interested, I will pay more attention to the story over there~

895 Brotherly Feud

"Siegfried..."

Seeing the person pushing the door open, Theresa's brows twitched slightly.

The person who hurriedly opened the door and rushed into the command room was naturally Siegfried who had just returned to the Far East Branch.

During the months when Kiana was missing, this father had been running around trying to find his daughter. After receiving the news that Shirley had returned to the base, he immediately used Einstein's quantum shift technology to jump back to the Far East Branch and directly intervened between the two girls who were talking.

"Shiris! Is there any news about Kiana... Kiana?! Has her mind really been eroded by Honkai? Has the situation been brought under control?!"

Without the time to care about the girl who had just escaped from the imaginary space, Siegfried ran to K455 Silis in two steps, grabbed her shoulders and asked anxiously, forgetting to control his excitement.

He even pinched Shirley's shoulders and lifted the petite silver-haired girl into the air.

And Shirley was also stunned for a moment. With her conventional cognition being distorted, she almost failed to recognize this friend with whom she had a subtle relationship. She quickly held back her fist that she was about to swing. It was not until Siegfried forcibly lifted her fist high that the girl frowned tightly.

"Tsk... you rude bastard! Put me down first!"

Faced with Siegfried's impulsive behavior, the girl twisted her body in discomfort and scolded him with disgust. However, when she saw that Siegfried showed no sign of calming down, she kicked the man in the chest without hesitation, causing Siegfried to stagger. Then, she used the reaction force to get out of the man's hands, then did a deft backflip and landed back in the middle seat.

"Siegfried, you are already an adult now. How can you be so flustered? Besides, you are not from the academy's teaching and research area, are you?"

Looking at the white-haired man who was gasping for breath while holding his chest, Shirley glanced casually at Siegfried's slightly damaged coat and said lightly.